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Lindsay Brunner

Lindsay Brunner, LCSW

Missouri

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LCSW - Stress and blended family issues

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Blended family issues
  • Trauma and depression

About Lindsay

Lindsay Brunner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. Her profile notes a focus on blended family issues among other concerns.

Lindsay helps people sort through strong emotions after difficult events. She talks with individuals about grief, relationship strain, self-esteem problems, and social anxiety. She also supports people coping with abuse, sexual assault, addiction, and family-of-origin conflicts.

Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions tend to focus on what's happening now and what can help in day-to-day life. Clients can expect conversations that identify patterns, try new ways of handling stress, and practice clearer communication.

Lindsay has worked with older adults and people moving through transitions such as divorce, separation, illness, or changes in family structure. She pays attention to how past experiences influence present choices and moods.

People often seek her help for commitment or communication problems, codependency, body image and eating concerns, or the particular pressures that come with caregiving and cancer. She also lists work with abandonment issues, domestic violence, and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder among her focus areas.

For someone in a stepfamily or blending households, Lindsay can help name the tensions and find practical steps for managing them. Her experience aims to offer steady, clear support while clients make changes in everyday routines and relationships.

Approaches you may encounter online

Many clinicians who work with trauma, mood, and anxiety use evidence-based techniques that focus on practical skills and behavior change. Cognitive-focused work looks at thought patterns that keep stress and low mood in place and teaches ways to test and shift those thoughts. Exposure-based and trauma-informed strategies help people gradually reduce fear and distress tied to past experiences by practicing manageable steps and building tolerance.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals and circumstances. That means trying specific techniques, checking how they feel, and adjusting plans during follow-up sessions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which online options are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by avoiding travel and allowing sessions during a lunch break, on a day off, or between appointments. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed or sessions that do not require being on camera, depending on the formats the therapist provides.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Missouri

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to blended homes?

She lists blended family issues among her focus areas and works with adults navigating loyalty conflicts, merging routines, and co-parenting tensions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a practical, straightforward approach that focuses on present problems and everyday steps people can take to feel more in control.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience working with adults on depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions.

What credential and location does she hold?

She is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) licensed in Missouri and practices there.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with clients outside the United States?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are session formats arranged?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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