Lindsay DeMarlie, LCSW, LISW
Licensed in Illinois · 10 years in practice
Lindsay DeMarlie greets people with steady, calm support when stress, anxiety, depression, or trauma feels overwhelming.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149018275 · expires November 2027
- LISW, Iowa
- 008227 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1073024600 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Lindsay
Lindsay DeMarlie greets people with steady, calm support when stress, anxiety, depression, or trauma feels overwhelming. She helps clients talk through painful experiences, manage symptoms, and build practical skills for day-to-day life. Lindsay brings a straightforward, respectful manner to sessions so people can focus on what matters most to them.
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and a Licensed Independent Social Worker, LISW, with ten years of clinical experience.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in community mental health settings where she saw a wide range of concerns. Those experiences shaped a hands-on approach to coping, safety planning, and symptom reduction. In sessions she uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and client-centered work.
That means clients learn skills for emotion regulation, noticing unhelpful thoughts, and choosing actions that match their values. The work is practical and focused on small, doable changes. Lindsay has particular experience with trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, addiction, ADHD, and issues around identity, body image, and parenting strain.
She also helps people facing abandonment, adoption or foster care histories, and family-of-origin problems. Her approach emphasizes empathy, clear goals, and steady support. People who meet with Lindsay can expect a collaborative process.
She listens first, then suggests strategies that fit each person’s life and pace. Progress often comes from regular practice and simple skills that change how stressful moments are handled.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lindsay lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lindsay names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Lindsay uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, then choose actions that matter to them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and struggles with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going, and it often includes practical homework like trying new behaviors or testing unhelpful beliefs. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress in the moment.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lindsay will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to try first. She adapts strategies over time so the plan stays useful and realistic for daily life.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Text and chat offer short, frequent touch points for skill reminders and brief support. These options make therapy more flexible around work, caregiving, and other obligations.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Lindsay works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and body image or self-esteem struggles.
What is her general therapy style?
She practices in a client-centered way that is open and nonjudgmental, and integrates skills-based methods like CBT and DBT to address emotions and behavior.
What experience does she bring?
She has ten years of clinical experience, including work in community mental health where she supported people with a broad range of diagnoses and life challenges.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and provides services from Iowa while also holding an Illinois credential.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
How are sessions conducted online?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client’s preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist’s availability.
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