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Lindsay McClernan, LCSW

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationWisconsin
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Lindsay

Lindsay McClernan is an LCSW based in Wisconsin who uses a compassionate, evidence-informed framework to support people facing complex life challenges. She emphasizes a person-centered stance that prioritizes empathy and collaboration, helping clients clarify goals and develop practical strategies for managing stress, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With 11 years of clinical experience, she draws on a mix of therapeutic tools to tailor care to each person's needs. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including grief, relationship difficulties, addiction, parenting stresses, and compassion fatigue, along with related issues such as attachment disruptions, adoption and foster care matters, and co-morbid mental health conditions.

McClernan blends attachment-based techniques, CBT, DBT skills, and EMDR when appropriate to support emotional regulation, processing of traumatic memories, and improvements in communication and self-worth. Clients can expect a warm, nonjudgmental environment focused on building resilience and practical coping skills.

She aims to empower individuals to move from feeling stuck toward clearer decision making, healthier patterns, and renewed purpose while honoring each person’s unique history and values.

Approaches for Online Healing and Skill Building

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding relational patterns formed early in life and how they influence current relationships; it helps people rebuild trust, improve communication, and address attachment wounds that show up in adult functioning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a structured method to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity, which can be helpful for trauma-related symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to review symptoms, preferences, and goals, then suggest one or a combination of methods and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. That shared decision making helps ensure the work fits each person's needs and comfort level.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to fit sessions into busy lives and access care from wherever they are in Wisconsin. These formats support ongoing practice of skills between sessions and make it easier to maintain continuity of care when schedules change or travel is necessary.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Lindsay works with many issues including stress, anxiety, ADHD, trauma and abuse, relationship and family struggles, grief, addiction, depression, and career or parenting challenges.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used?
The practice emphasizes a person-centered and trauma-informed stance, integrating evidence-based methods like CBT, DBT, attachment-based work, and EMDR to match the client's goals and needs.
What is Lindsay McClernan's clinical background?
She has 11 years of experience providing therapy and draws on multiple modalities to support emotional regulation, trauma processing, and skill building.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
The clinician holds an LCSW license in Wisconsin with license number WI LCSW 9648-123 and practices from that state.
Are services offered in other languages or internationally?
Therapy is offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available for meetings?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference and availability.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English

What Lindsay can help with

Lindsay McClernan works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes.

Lindsay works with individuals navigating complex life challenges.

Lindsay works with stress, anxiety, and trauma.

How Lindsay approaches therapy

Lindsay's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy.

Experience and training

Lindsay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Wisconsin, with 11 years of clinical experience.