About Peggy
Peggy Lingard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. She emphasizes practical action and steady, compassionate support. Peggy invites people to notice strengths and try small, doable steps toward change.
She came to California for a career opportunity and faced big personal losses and change. That experience shaped how she works. She learned to rely on activity, creative outlets like painting, and connection to rebuild resilience.
Background and approach
Peggy often encourages clients to pair talking with concrete actions that restore balance. Peggy uses a range of approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and the Gottman Method. She blends techniques such as mindfulness and distress-tolerance skills with problem-solving.
The therapy process is collaborative and focused on what each person needs in the moment. She values the relationship between therapist and client above any single method. Peggy aims to make people feel heard and to partner with them in setting goals.
She also draws on life experience across diverse relationships to bring curiosity and respect into sessions. People who are ready to take small steps, try new habits, and work with a warm, action-oriented clinician may find her approach a good fit. Peggy welcomes straightforward conversations about what is working and what needs to change.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can help people struggling with anxiety, low motivation, or life transitions to move toward a life they value. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific strategies to reduce anxious or depressive patterns. It can be useful for panic attacks, mood shifts, and persistent worry. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness when relationships or strong feelings cause repeated problems.Peggy treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit those needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. The process is collaborative and paced to the individual's comfort.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer typed communication. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on consistent, practical work toward change.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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