About Linda
Linda McNellis is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. Parents reading this will find straightforward, calm guidance and practical steps to try between sessions.
She focuses on common struggles like relationship tension, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, anger, and low self-esteem. Linda also supports people coping with caregiving strain, chronic illness, cancer, and the effects of trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
Phobias are listed among her areas of focus when fears get in the way of daily life. Her approach blends several evidence-based styles to match the person in front of her. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small steps toward what matters.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relational patterns and trust. Sessions aim to be practical and down-to-earth.
Linda listens first, then offers tools people can use right away. She supports clients in building routines, managing intense feelings, and improving communication with others. Linda practices in Oregon and brings deep clinical experience to each meeting.
The work is collaborative - she helps people set goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan as needed. Many clients come for relief from immediate distress and stay to build long-term coping skills.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small, meaningful actions even when feelings are uncomfortable. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions where choices matter more than eliminating every unpleasant thought. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, which can reduce anxiety and improve sleep and mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals and preferences. Sessions often blend techniques so the plan can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which add flexibility to scheduling and communication. Video is useful for deeper, conversational work and exercises that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging are practical for brief updates, checking progress between sessions, or when typing feels like a better way to express things.
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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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