Lindsay Van Gorder, LPC
Compassionate counselor for practical healing
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
About Lindsay
Lindsay Van Gorder is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona with 11 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, and parenting concerns. Her work often involves people coping with trauma, grief, intimacy challenges, and changes in life circumstances.
She brings a warm, interactive style to sessions and treats clients with respect and sensitivity. Conversations are collaborative and nonjudgmental.
Background and approach
Lindsay avoids stigmatizing labels and aims to meet people where they are. Her background includes substantial experience with clients affected by HIV/AIDS and with people who have experienced physical or emotional abuse. She has also worked with individuals facing homelessness and members of the LGBTQ community.
That history informs how she approaches safety, trust, and practical problem solving in therapy. Lindsay blends several approaches to shape treatment to each person. She uses client-centered methods to follow a person’s priorities, solution-focused strategies to set and reach practical goals, and EMDR when trauma processing is needed.
She also draws on attachment ideas to understand relationship patterns and motivational interviewing to support change efforts. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on concrete steps. Lindsay helps people build coping skills, address substance use concerns, repair relationships, manage mood or anxiety symptoms, and navigate parenting strain.
She tailors each plan to the person’s needs and goals.
What Lindsay works with
Everything Lindsay lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lindsay helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Lindsay lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online work
Lindsay uses client-centered therapy to focus sessions on what matters most to each person, following the client’s lead and priorities. This approach helps when problems feel scattered and you want practical support that fits your life.She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for people processing traumatic memories. EMDR is a structured method to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related symptoms when trauma is a key concern.
Attachment-based ideas are woven into sessions to clarify how early relationship patterns affect current connections and parenting. This helps people notice repeated patterns and try different ways of relating to others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and comfort level, then propose steps to try. Choices are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging works well for frequent brief updates. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting life and to continue work between sessions.
Questions people ask about Lindsay
What concerns does Lindsay help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, trauma and related issues like shame and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. She listens closely, follows your priorities, and helps set clear, practical goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of counseling experience working across mental health, substance use, trauma, and community settings.
Where is Lindsay licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona and provides services from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule based on therapist availability.
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