Lyda Will-Hoover, LCSW
Therapist in Pennsylvania
Lyda Will-Hoover is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and life changes.
- Licensed inPennsylvania
- LicenseCW023378
- NPI 1922706563
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Lyda
Lyda Will-Hoover is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, addiction, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood issues, and attention differences. Her approach is direct and compassionate and aimed at practical steps people can use at home.
Lyda keeps sessions focused and conversational. She listens first, then helps name what feels most urgent.
Background and approach
Together she and the client set short-term goals and check progress each week. She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how early connections shape current patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act toward them, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Her style is client-centered, so clients guide what matters most and she adjusts methods to fit each person. Lyda has ten years of clinical experience and holds the LCSW credential, licensed in Pennsylvania. She has worked with a range of concerns including adoption and foster care issues, attachment questions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, blended family challenges, and communication problems.
Her background supports both short-term problem solving and longer work on relationship patterns. Sessions are offered in English. Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.
Credentials
- LCSW (Pennsylvania)
- License CW023378 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1922706563 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lyda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lyda names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and behavioral approaches fit into online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. Online sessions use conversation and reflective exercises to notice how expectations about closeness and trust show up in daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name what matters to them and take small actions toward those values despite hard thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce distress and improve functioning.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose methods to try and check in regularly to see what helps and what needs adjusting.
Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls let people keep face-to-face interaction and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, noting feelings between sessions, or when someone prefers writing their thoughts. These options make it easier to schedule consistent work and fit therapy into a busy life.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Lyda help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and ADHD related challenges, and many life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are conversational and task-focused. She listens first, then helps set short-term goals and practical steps to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings ten years of professional experience to her work and draws on a range of approaches to match each person’s needs.
Where is Lyda licensed and based?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
People can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.
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