Andrea McLellan

Andrea McLellan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on identifying the roots of distress and helping people move toward practical, goal-based change. Andrea emphasizes clear steps that people can take to feel better in day-to-day life.

Her approach blends solution-focused work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, so sessions often include setting short-term goals and trying specific strategies between visits. She also draws on psychodynamic and narrative ideas to look at patterns that began in earlier relationships. Andrea uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing techniques when emotion regulation or motivation are central concerns.

Andrea has worked in roles beyond individual therapy, including teaching psychology at the university level and providing forensic consultation related to sexual assault and child abuse. That background informs her focus on the impact of family systems and intergenerational patterns of trauma. She pays close attention to how past experiences shape present behavior and relationships.

She commonly helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and sleep difficulties. Andrea also addresses parenting concerns, career stress, self-esteem, chronic illness, and body image struggles. Her work often includes exploring attachment, abandonment, and communication problems.

Outside of clinical work she enjoys outdoor activities like hiking, bird-watching, and camping. Andrea invites prospective clients to consider therapy as a practical process of awareness, responsibility, courage, and healing.

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