Lynn Waldman, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
32 yrs experience
Updated August 3, 2026 How we verify
About
Lynn Waldman, LCSW, is the owner and clinical director of the San Diego Divorce Counseling Center, specializing in divorce recovery, co-parenting, and collaborative divorce coaching. She previously spent eight years as a mediator and Child Custody Recommending Counselor with the Superior Court of California, San Diego County Family Court Services.
Services
- Divorce
- Divorce Coaching
- Co-Parenting
- Child Custody Mediation Prep
- Collaborative Divorce
- Divorce-related trauma
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief
- Narcissistic personality disorder (client-facing)
- Borderline personality disorder (client-facing)
- CBT
- DBT
- EMDR
- Attachment-based
- Existential
- Mindfulness-based (MBCT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Eclectic
State licenses
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California · License #LCS16999 · LCSW Active
expires 2028-01-31
Reputation
4.8 / 5 across 36 reviews Positive
- Healthgrades Rated 4.5 / 5 16 reviews
- Yelp Rated 5 / 5 11 reviews
- Birdeye Rated 5 / 5 9 reviews
What clients praise
- Knowledgeable and empathetic with divorce and custody matters
- Effective at guiding co-parenting and mediation preparation
- Clients feel heard and supported during a stressful transition
In the field
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 15 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor, practice name, address, credentials, specialties, populations, modalities, payment methods, years in practice, photo (psychologytoday.com)
NPPES registry
- NPI 1306164645, taxonomy, license number LCS16999 (CA), active NPI status, sex, addresses (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
provider website
- Practice contact info, bio, DBT modality, services offered (divorcecounselingcenter.com)
provider website (team page)
- 18+ years experience figure (superseded by more recent 32-year figure), Clinical Director role (divorcecounselingcenter.com)
booking platform (SimplePractice)
- Current downtown San Diego office address, session formats, booking link (lynn-waldman.clientsecure.me)
Healthgrades directory
- Rating 4.5/5 (16 reviews), 24-year experience figure, photo, specialties (healthgrades.com)
Yelp
- Rating 5.0/5 (11 reviews), positive review themes (yelp.com)
Birdeye reviews aggregator
- Rating 5.0/5 (9 reviews) (reviews.birdeye.com)
practice/professional directory (Collaborative Divorce California)
- Bio, role as Collaborative Divorce Coach and Child Specialist, memberships, photo candidate (collaborativedivorcecalifornia.com)
professional association news (Collaborative Practice San Diego)
- License since 1994, MSW from Florida State University, NASW member since 1989, 27 years experience (as of 2018), 8 years as Family Court Services mediator, 13 years Child Welfare Services program manager, President of CFLG San Diego 2018 (collaborativepracticesandiego.com)
professional association (Collaborative Practice California)
- 2021 Eureka Award for Leadership in Collaborative Practice (cpcal.com)
- Existence of professional LinkedIn profile (linkedin.com)
- Practice Facebook page, host of Real Divorce Talk Facebook Live show (facebook.com)
press/blog (Planning Within Reach)
- Guest media appearance discussing divorce options (planningwithinreach.com)
press/blog (SD Relationship Place)
- Host of Real Divorce Talk Facebook Live show, July 2019 episode (sdrelationshipplace.com)