About Linnea

Linnea Borer is a licensed clinical social worker in Minnesota. She holds the LICSW credential and brings five years of practice helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and parenting concerns. She also supports people facing ADHD, relationship strain, trauma, and mood challenges such as depression and bipolar symptoms.

Her approach is straightforward. She listens first, then helps people name problems and try small changes. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings.

Background and approach

Linnea emphasizes each person's strengths and life story as the basis for change. Linnea uses approaches such as attachment-focused work and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and try different responses. She also draws on motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and solution-focused methods to set short-term goals.

The work combines talking through events with concrete strategies for daily life. People who reach out can expect a calm, direct style. Linnea helps clients break large challenges into manageable parts.

She pays attention to how family background and relationships shape current struggles and uses that to guide problem-solving. Her practice includes support for a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including parenting strain, caregiving and end-of-life stress, adoption and foster care issues, and identity-related challenges. She meets with people who want a practical, collaborative process to make steady progress.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work pays attention to how relationships shape feelings and behavior; online sessions use questions and reflection to uncover those patterns and think about new ways of connecting with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try small experiments to shift them, which can be practiced and reviewed during video or messaging sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Linnea will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and daily life. She helps set short-term goals and adjusts techniques based on what feels useful and doable for the client.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls make it possible to read facial cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints when schedules are tight. These options help fit therapy into work, school, caregiving, or other routines.

Questions people ask

What concerns does Linnea commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue among other topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and direct, focusing on listening, identifying patterns, and trying practical steps between sessions to make daily life more manageable.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She holds an LICSW and has five years of professional practice helping people with a broad range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Minnesota as an LICSW and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients served?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time.

What this therapist works with

Most often

Experience
5 years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English

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