Peggy Lingard, LCSW
Licensed in California · 40 years in practice
Peggy Lingard is a licensed clinical social worker with four decades of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 21947 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1194881136 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
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About Peggy
Peggy Lingard is a licensed clinical social worker with four decades of experience. She practices in California and brings practical, down-to-earth support to people facing hard life moments. She asks simple questions first - what happened, what are you afraid of, and what strengths you can count on.
Peggy focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She also works with concerns such as addiction, intimacy and relationship struggles, anger, career questions, and mood disorders.
Background and approach
Her background includes work around caregiver strain, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and issues tied to family of origin. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She draws on methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered work, and the Gottman Method to match specific needs.
Sessions often include practical skills - mindfulness, distress tolerance, problem solving, and values-based steps - so people leave with things to try between meetings. Peggy values the relationship with each person above any specific technique. She aims to listen carefully and form a partnership where clients help direct the goals.
That emphasis on connection guides choices about which tools to use. Outside of work she paints and spends time in nature. She speaks openly about living through big transitions and uses that experience to support others facing change.
Peggy welcomes questions about how therapy could fit into daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Peggy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Peggy names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters, accept hard feelings, and take small steps toward a values-driven life. It is useful when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed by emotion, or unsure what direction to take. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of behavior. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood regulation because it gives clear strategies to try between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling relationship problems. It can be helpful when strong reactions or frequent crises make daily life harder.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Peggy will discuss these methods with clients and decide collaboratively which ones to try based on goals, daily routines, and what feels most useful. The plan can change as needs evolve, and clients help steer each step.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is a concern, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for brief updates or support. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work breaks, caretaking schedules, or travel. Many people find the mix of formats helps them practice skills in real life and keeps momentum between appointments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can Peggy address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, career concerns, bipolar and other mood disorders, and related topics such as caregiver stress, divorce, and family of origin issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then uses tools like mindfulness, problem solving, and values-based steps so people leave with concrete actions to try.
What is her background and experience?
Peggy has 40 years of clinical experience and draws on many approaches gathered over a long career to help people through transitions and distress.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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