About Linda
Linda McNellis is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on practical support for everyday struggles like sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, work stress, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Linda aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for people under pressure.
Her style emphasizes listening first and then working together to find small, usable steps.
Background and approach
She uses evidence-informed approaches that help clients notice patterns, try new responses, and build steady habits. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to emotion and real-life problem solving. Linda brings long experience with trauma, abuse recovery, and compassion fatigue, and she helps people manage chronic illness or caregiving stress.
She also supports those dealing with attachment concerns, abandonment wounds, and identity matters such as body image or autism-related challenges. Her work often centers on helping people regain a sense of control and dignity during hard transitions. Clients can expect a calm, respectful presence that honors their story.
Linda draws on a mix of approaches to match what a person needs in the moment, from skills practice to deeper exploration of relationship patterns. She encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes. Based in Oregon, Linda provides a thoughtful, steady approach for those seeking help with anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and the ongoing strains of daily life.
She supports people in making changes that fit their values and responsibilities.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that matter. It helps people who feel stuck by teaching ways to accept difficult thoughts while still moving toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and uses practical exercises to change routines that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process, and approaches can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging support short check-ins, homework follow-up, or a quick way to share what’s on your mind between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and busy days.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
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