Lynette Hoy NCC, LCPC
Lynette Hoy, NCC, LCPC, is a Marriage and Family Counselor and National Certified Counselor, author and speaker. She is the Executive Chair of the Chicagoland CBWC: Connecting Business Women to Christ organization. Lynette is co-founder of CounselCare Connection, P.C. providing online & office counseling for individuals, couples and families. Lynette regularly presents marriage, assertiveness, grief and divorce recovery, anger and stress management seminars.
See her web sites: www.counselcareconnection.org, www.cbwc.net. Lynette's newly released book, What's Good About Anger? can be ordered at: Amazon or www.counselcareconnection.org.
I have a violent and abusive husband
I was married for three years to a military man who was violent and abusive after I became pregnant with our first child. He was forever dropping our infant on furniture, shaking her, and striking me. I have since left him and filed for divorce. Is this wrong? I feel I did what was in [...] Read More >
I have been struggling with an eating disorder and self injury
I have been struggling with an eating disorder and self injury for about 2 years. I see a counselor every week, but it doesn’t seem to help. I go through periods when I come so close to suicide that it terrifies me when I realize how capable I sometimes am to go through with it. [...] Read More >
I lied to him…now what?
I’ve been with my boyfriend for almost a year now. We are in a long distance relationship and we live 4 hours away from each other. When we first met on the internet I lied and said that I was a year older than what I was because I figured that we would never meet anyways. [...] Read More >
I was raped and had an abortion
My life seems to have nothing good about it. I was raped and got pregnant. I decided to have an abortion. I am so angry with life that I can no longer cope. I know I am depressed, please help me. Read More >
I’m growing in my faith but my husband isn’t
My husband and I have been married for many years but over the last 10 years I’ve been really growing in my faith. My husband, on the other hand, seems no further along in his Christian walk than he was 10 years ago. He thinks and hopes there is a God, but doesn’t desire a [...] Read More >
I’m unhappy with everything in my life
I am a fifteen year old sophomore who has been raised as a Christian, but only really got into my relationship with God about two to three years ago. My parents had a bad divorce when I was seven, and since then, my Dad has not been there as a father should. Over the past month or [...] Read More >
Is the Christmas Story True? Does it Still Matter Today?
The story is old and has been told well many, many times. The story of an inn, a pregnant virgin, a stable, a manger, a star and a king. It’s a story that never grows old that Someone with a very creative mind and loving heart planned thousands of years ago when things didn’t work [...] Read More >
I’m unhappy with everything in my life
My parents had a bad divorce when I was seven, and since then, my dad has not been there as a father should. Over the past month or two, I have really been struggling to keep going, to stay optimistic about my life. The reality is that I have been depressed for a while now. [...] Read More >
Life After Divorce
You don’t have to do this alone. We’re here for you. Talk to a mentor today. Divorce is a great loss and a crisis which has a huge impact the lives of everyone involved. If you have experienced, or are experiencing divorce, my heart goes out to you. I know about divorce. My parents were [...] Read More >
Life After Divorce: Now What?
Divorce is not the end of the road. It isn’t easy, and it often is not what we would have chosen, but God can help you make wise decisions to deal with the transitions you face. Read More >