Linda McNellis, LCSW

Licensed in Oregon · 26 years in practice

Linda McNellis is a licensed clinical social worker in Oregon who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, Oregon: L7291 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1366417164 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 26
Languages: English

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About Linda

Linda McNellis is a licensed clinical social worker in Oregon who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions and aims to make therapy feel manageable for people who are worried or overwhelmed. She draws on 26 years of practice to tailor support to each person’s needs.

Sessions focus on real-life strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Background and approach

Linda emphasizes practical skills as well as deeper emotional work when it’s needed. Her work often addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, sleeping problems, anger, and career stress. She also helps people dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, and chronic health challenges.

Linda pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues and to the effects of caregiving and aging. Therapeutic methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavior techniques, client-centered approaches, attachment-informed work, and dialectical behavior strategies. These are used in ways that match the individual’s goals and pace.

Linda aims to create a respectful space where people can talk through painful material and build coping skills. She supports clients as they practice new responses and make gradual changes. The focus is on clear steps that fit everyday life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Linda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 Linda names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online work

Linda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. ACT encourages identifying values and taking small actions that align with what matters, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. This helps people who struggle with trust, intimacy, fear of abandonment, or recurring relationship problems to understand and change long-standing habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Linda will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Together they review what’s working and adjust the focus over time so the plan fits the client’s life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use body language and visual cues during deeper sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can support quick processing, homework, or ongoing tracking between scheduled meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Linda commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, sleeping problems, anger, and career stress are also common topics.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Sessions blend practical skills and emotional exploration. Linda uses methods such as ACT, CBT, DBT, attachment-based, and client-centered techniques to match what a person needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 26 years of clinical experience providing psychotherapy and supportive care to adults facing a variety of life and mental health challenges.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

Linda holds an LCSW license in Oregon and practices as a licensed clinical social worker in that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for meeting online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

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