- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Attachment work
About Lindsay
Lindsay McClernan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin with 11 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, ADHD, and anger. Lindsay works with adults who need practical strategies for day-to-day coping and clearer communication.
She favors straightforward, person-centered work that focuses on what a client wants to change. Sessions look at patterns that keep problems repeating and add skills to shift them. That can mean building emotion regulation tools, improving boundaries, or practicing new ways to speak up without shutting down.
Lindsay also brings attachment-based thinking to therapy. That means paying attention to how early relationships shape expectations about closeness, trust, and control. When people understand those patterns, they often find calmer responses and better choices in heated moments.
She uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills for managing strong emotions. For clients with trauma memories, she may work with EMDR approaches alongside other methods to reduce distress tied to specific events.
Lindsay emphasizes clear goals, regular skill practice, and step-by-step problem solving. She asks about context - work, caregiving, identity, and past losses - and builds plans that fit everyday life. People who want direct, practical help with anger and related struggles will find sessions focused on skills they can use between meetings.
Approaches you can use in remote sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shaped expectations about closeness and trust. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and practice different responses when anger or resentment shows up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new actions. Over video or phone, CBT exercises and homework can be used to reduce reactive thinking and change behavior.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then decide together which methods to emphasize. That collaborative process can shift as needs change over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to practice skills between meetings. Some remote formats are shorter check-ins, phone-only conversations that need less bandwidth, or video sessions that allow for role play and visual cues. These practical choices help people integrate new skills into work, parenting, or caregiving routines without promising any particular arrangement.
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Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting issues, addiction, grief, ADHD, anger, and related concerns such as abandonment and attachment issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practices person-centered therapy with practical skills added from CBT and DBT. Sessions focus on identifying patterns and learning tools to manage emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience as a clinician working with adults on a range of challenges including trauma and relationship problems.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a LCSW licensed in Wisconsin and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.