Lindsay McClernan , LCSW

Lindsay McClernan is a Wisconsin licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who uses a compassionate, person-centered approach to help people facing hard moments. She focuses on practical steps that reduce stress and anxiety and on building steady ways to cope during life changes. Lindsay centers care on the person in front of her and listens for what matters most to them.

She often brings attachment-based ideas into sessions to look at how past relationships shape current struggles. That perspective pairs with cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and DBT skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. EMDR may be used when trauma or intense memories are part of the problem.

Lindsay has 11 years of clinical experience working with people dealing with trauma, grief, addiction, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those coping with parenting stress, relationship pain, career questions, and challenges related to ADHD or neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome.

Clients may explore issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, communication problems, codependency, and caregiver stress. She helps people manage anger, feelings of emptiness, and the effects of domestic violence or substance use on daily life.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Lindsay practices in Wisconsin as an LCSW and frames therapy as a collaborative process focused on small, usable changes.

How attachment and skill-based approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to notice repetitive feelings and try new ways of relating in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In an online visit CBT can provide concrete homework and short exercises to practice between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used when distressing memories keep coming up; it involves guided processing of those memories and can be adapted to remote formats.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their needs and goals. That means checking in about what feels useful, adjusting techniques, and mixing approaches like attachment ideas with skills training when helpful.

Online therapy offers practical benefits. Video calls let you meet face to face without travel. Phone sessions and live chat can fit a lunch break or low‑bandwidth situations. Text-based messaging supports brief check-ins and ongoing problem solving between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting real life.