About Linda
Linda McNellis is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of practice in Oregon. She works with people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or life changes. Parents and professionals concerned about attention difficulties will also find ADHD listed among her focus areas.
Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping clients take practical steps forward. In sessions she listens first and together with the person sets clear, workable goals.
Background and approach
She uses proven methods to help people manage strong emotions, sleep better, and reduce daily frustration. Conversations are aimed at understanding patterns and building new ways to respond. Linda draws on several therapeutic approaches to match a person's needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with workable alternatives. Dialectical Behavior Therapy supplies tools for emotion regulation and coping when feelings feel intense. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small actions toward them.
Attachment-Based and Client-Centered techniques guide the relationship in therapy so that clients feel heard and can explore deep-held patterns without pressure. Her background includes long-term work with trauma, caregiver stress, and chronic illness concerns. She helps people address relationship difficulties, intimacy worries, and career-related strain.
Many choose her for steady, practical support during major transitions. Therapy sessions emphasize usable skills and manageable change. Linda aims to help people leave sessions with a clear next step and more confidence in handling day-to-day challenges.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Linda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also part of her work; it focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small, values-based steps even when emotions are strong. Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping under pressure.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they try approaches, adjust as needed, and focus on methods that produce practical improvements in day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls approximate in-person conversation and are useful for deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are convenient for brief check-ins, homework support, or when a shorter interaction fits a busy schedule. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily responsibilities.
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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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