Linda McNellis, LCSW
Experienced LCSW focusing on narrative change
Details
| Name | Linda McNellis |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Oregon |
| Licensed in | Oregon |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 26 |
About Linda
Linda McNellis is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience helping people cope with hard moments. She offers calm, steady support for things like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. Linda uses clear, practical language and focuses on small steps that can make daily life easier.
Her work often centers on relationships and emotional patterns that keep people stuck. She helps with intimacy issues, self-esteem, sleep problems, anger, and career stress.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and chronic illness challenges. Linda draws on Narrative Therapy to help clients tell their stories in new ways. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral tools depending on each person’s needs.
Sessions emphasize understanding what matters to the client and trying out changes that reflect those values. In sessions she listens for recurring themes and then tests practical alternatives. That can mean shifting how a person talks to themselves, experimenting with a new behavior, or strengthening important relationships.
Progress is tracked in small, concrete steps so people can see what works. She practices in Oregon and holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Linda aims to create a respectful space where people can sort through worry, grieve losses, and find clearer ways forward.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Linda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Linda directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Linda directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapy Approaches You Can Try Online
Linda often blends Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people shift how they view problems and then act in ways that match their values. Narrative Therapy looks at personal stories and helps people separate themselves from painful narratives so they can choose different meanings. ACT teaches skills to accept difficult feelings while taking steps toward a chosen life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with change.She also uses attachment-based ideas to explore how early relationships influence current patterns. That approach helps when trust, closeness, or recurring conflicts come up in relationships. Together with client-centered listening and some cognitive behavioral techniques, these methods offer concrete tools and conversational shifts to test between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods feel most useful based on goals and preferences. That way therapy becomes a shared process of trying things, noting what changes, and adjusting the plan as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone may be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility to meet, practice skills, and track progress without a commute.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, using Narrative, ACT, attachment-based, client-centered, and CBT tools to find what fits each person.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LCSW, which is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she practices in Oregon.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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