About Lindsay
Lindsay DeMarlie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in Iowa. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and relationship or addiction concerns. Lindsay aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk honestly about what feels hard right now.
Lindsay takes a straightforward, warm approach. She listens first to understand a person's immediate needs and goals.
Background and approach
From there she uses practical tools from evidence-based approaches to help people manage symptoms, learn new habits, and handle crises when they arise. Her background includes a decade of clinical experience working in community mental health settings.
That work has given her exposure to a wide range of concerns, including mood disorders, trauma from both childhood and adulthood, and problems tied to caregiving, chronic illness, or life transitions. In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered and mindfulness approaches.
That mix lets her tailor strategies to what a person needs most, whether that is managing overwhelming emotions, improving communication, or reducing unhelpful thinking patterns. Lindsay works collaboratively to set clear, realistic goals and to track progress. She encourages people to try small, manageable changes between sessions.
Her goal is to help people feel steadier and more able to handle daily stressors.
Practical therapy approaches that work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences control actions, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood and worry. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help when stress or relationship friction feels overwhelming.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That collaborative planning helps shape a practical plan to practice between sessions and measure what’s helping.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper exchange is needed, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when shorter, more frequent contact helps keep momentum. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into work, school, or caregiving schedules.
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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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