Lindsay DeMarlie, LCSW, LISW

Lindsay DeMarlie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Iowa, bringing ten years of clinical practice to a community mental health setting. She provides individual, family, and couples counseling at a local community mental health center and supports people coping with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, various personality disorders, and bipolar disorder. She has extensive training in trauma work, addressing childhood experiences such as physical, sexual, or emotional abuse as well as adult trauma including sexual assault and domestic violence.

Her approach to therapy is client-centered, open, and non-judgmental. She integrates cognitive behavioral tools, rational emotive techniques, dialectical behavior skills, strength-based perspectives, and trauma-informed methods to help clients identify goals and develop practical steps toward change. Lindsay frames the work around each person’s priorities and collaborates on strategies that match individual needs and circumstances.

Outside of direct treatment, she applies empathy and understanding to create a supportive environment where people can explore difficult experiences and build coping skills. LCSW denotes Licensed Clinical Social Worker and LISW denotes Licensed Independent Social Worker, reflecting her clinical training and authorization to practice in these states.