- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Lindsay
Lindsay McClernan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She uses practical tools and steady support to help clients deal with trauma, addiction, grief, and big life changes. She focuses on helping people build self-worth and clearer communication.
Sessions often center on everyday skills you can use right away, such as managing strong emotions, setting boundaries, and handling caregiver strain.
Background and approach
Lindsay draws on attachment work and cognitive-behavioral strategies to guide those conversations. With 11 years of clinical experience, Lindsay has worked with people who face discrimination, multicultural stressors, and complex trauma. Her background includes supporting folks through adoption and foster care matters, attachment concerns, and the effects of domestic or community violence.
She pays attention to how past experiences shape current relationships and coping patterns. Her style is person-centered and trauma-informed. She aims to make therapy a collaborative process where goals are clear and practical steps are laid out.
Techniques may include emotion regulation skills, thought reframing, and trauma processing tools when appropriate. Many clients seek her help for parenting stress, blended family issues, caregiver burnout, and co-occurring substance concerns. Lindsay works to create a steady, respectful space so people can try new ways of responding and start feeling more capable in daily life.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lindsay lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that support parenting and trauma recovery
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current behavior and connection. It can help parents and caregivers understand patterns that affect bonding, communication, and emotional responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and practical parenting stressors by teaching tools for problem-solving and mood management.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. This helps ensure therapy targets parenting concerns, trauma healing, or other priorities in a way that feels manageable and relevant.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets people keep face-to-face connection when that matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work for quick check-ins. Live chat or messaging can suit brief updates, emotional support between sessions, or when writing thoughts is easier than speaking. These options can make it simpler to fit therapy into busy family life or work schedules.
Questions people ask about Lindsay
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting challenges, along with trauma, addiction, and relationship issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her practice is person-centered and trauma-informed, using attachment work and skill-based approaches to address emotions and relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working with people facing complex life challenges and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds a Wisconsin licensed clinical social worker credential, listed as LCSW, and practices in Wisconsin.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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