About Lindsay
Lindsay DeMarlie greets people with a calm, down-to-earth presence. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with ten years of practice. People come to her for help with anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and related concerns.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Lindsay listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Then she helps set simple goals and offers tools people can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Her style is warm, accepting, and nonjudgmental. Lindsay draws on several therapy methods to match the needs of the person in front of her. She uses elements of cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits.
Mindfulness and acceptance strategies help people notice feelings without getting overwhelmed. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotional regulation and stress tolerance are priorities. Her background includes work in community mental health settings across Illinois and Iowa.
That work exposed her to many kinds of life challenges, including trauma, mood differences, and struggles with substance use. Those experiences shaped a practical, problem-solving approach to therapy. Sessions focus on real-life changes such as managing panic, improving sleep, reducing alcohol or drug use, or handling relationship strain.
Lindsay accepts clients in English and is available to people in Iowa, including international clients who connect remotely. She emphasizes collaboration and clear steps forward.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without letting them drive action, then choosing behaviors that match personal values; this can help with anxiety, avoidance, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and changing behaviors to reduce symptoms, which is useful for panic, worry, and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy involves simple awareness practices to calm the body and focus attention, supporting emotional regulation and stress reduction.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Lindsay will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life, then recommend techniques to try. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. Video calls let people have a more face-to-face experience. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter exchanges, between-session coaching, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to keep consistent momentum toward goals while fitting therapy into real life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Iowa
- Languages
- English
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