- Trauma-informed care
- Practical coping skills
- Focus on relationships
About Lindsay
Lindsay McClernan is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing tough life challenges. She practices from Wisconsin and brings 11 years of experience to work with stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship struggles. Lindsay aims to create a compassionate, affirming space where clients can feel heard and begin to make changes.
She uses a trauma-informed, person-centered approach that focuses on practical steps. Sessions often center on building self-compassion, improving communication, and reducing isolation. Clients are invited to set goals and try methods that fit their lives, rather than follow a one-size-fits-all plan.
Lindsay draws on several evidence-based approaches, including attachment-focused work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and EMDR for trauma processing. She also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. The goal is to match methods to the issue at hand and the person sitting in the room.
Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including grief, parenting strain, addiction, codependency, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people affected by adoption or foster care, attachment issues, and domestic violence. Lindsay pays attention to how identity and discrimination shape a person’s experience.
People who come to Lindsay can expect collaborative care that balances understanding with clear tools. She helps clients identify small, doable changes and build longer-term resilience. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the site’s matching process to begin the conversation.
How Lindsay’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships. Online work can help people notice patterns in trust and closeness and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. In online sessions this often means setting small practice tasks between meetings to build new habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lindsay collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their needs and goals. She will check in and adjust methods as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during breaks or from different locations. It can also make shorter check-ins or focused skill practice more convenient when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing and homework to match everyday demands, helping change happen one step at a time.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Lindsay address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, addictions, grief, parenting strain, codependency, ADHD, and related struggles listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Lindsay uses a trauma-informed, person-centered approach that combines compassion with practical tools. She aims to help clients set goals and try methods that fit their daily lives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience as a licensed clinician working with a variety of concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker - practicing in Wisconsin.
In which languages can I meet with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.