Modalities & Therapeutic Frameworks
Modalities and Training:
For Individual Work:
I am trained in EMDR Levels I & II and hold a certificate in Somatic Therapy and Nervous System Regulation. I additionally incorporate ecotherapy practices virtually and occasionally in-person. These modalities can be tailored for any bodymind experience as a means to support nervous system + sensory processing and authentic self-expression. They can address (complex) trauma, dissociation, cognitive and creative blocks, overwhelming obsessive tendencies, and so much more.
For Partnership Work:
I am trained in the Developmental Model and the Initiator-Inquirer Method from The Couples Institute. Previous partnership clients have shared that this framework provided a clear structure and container to address the relational pieces that led them to my office. I find the Developmental Model to be supportive for neurodivergent, and queer bodyminds in relationships—it draws from neurobiology and attachment theory to create a direct and compassionate approach with guided practice for navigating the complexity of being together.
Therapeutic Frameworks:
Sessions orient toward relational, depth, mindfulness-based, and trauma-focused frameworks. My clinical education centered social justice, liberation psychology, and community mental health.
About Me
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Lindsey Anderson, MA, LMFT
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of experience in the Neurodiversity movement and Disability Justice realms. I am passionate about uplifting neurodiversity, disability empowerment, queerness, and mental health. I believe that all people not only deserve the right to self-determine their futures, but also deserve accessible tools to pave their path ahead.
Historical perspectives and divergent grassroots narratives are the context for my practice, honoring the complex, intersectional histories of queer, disabled and neurodivergent life. After having an unexpectedly positive experience in therapy many years ago, I have a strong desire to utilize my clinical privilege to address the human experience from a depathologizing lens. I am a white, neurodivergent, autistic, ADHD experiencing femme queer from the southern United States who values and prioritizes communal interdependence, abolition, and liberation. I am also a certified California Naturalist and hold an immense reverence for the natural world, particularly the fierce teacher and gentle comrade that is Kashia Pomo land.
Currently, I practice therapy with folks located in the state of California. Sessions are completely virtual with possibility for occasional, in-person ecotherapy work in West Sonoma County (only after establishing care and when appropriate).
Experience:
University of San Francisco: M.A. Counseling Psychology
California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Certificate (Linda Thai, LMSW)
EMDR Therapy Training Levels I&II (Institute for Creative Mindfulness: Roshni Chabra, LMFT)
The Couples Institute: The Developmental Model and The Initiator-Inquirer Method
Gaylesta Member
CAMFT Member
RECAMFT Member