Andrea McLellan, LMFT

Andrea emphasizes uncovering the roots of distress so people can move toward genuine emotional health. She combines solution-focused work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients set clear, realistic goals.

Sessions often involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying specific skills to reduce symptoms. Andrea also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and psychodynamic ideas when they fit a person's needs.

Andrea has worked in forensic contexts and in academia, where she teaches psychology. That background informs careful assessment and attention to how family history and past harms affect present life.

She has assisted people affected by trauma, abuse, and loss, and pays attention to the ways early experiences shape behavior and relationships. In therapy she focuses on concrete steps - setting achievable goals, practicing coping strategies, and tracking progress between sessions.

She tends to favor straightforward approaches that produce measurable changes in mood, sleep, or daily functioning. Andrea also supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.

Outside work she enjoys nature, hiking, bird-watching, and time at the beach. Those interests inform a belief in small, steady practices that support well-being over time.