Lindsay Metli , LCSW

Lindsay Metli is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, trauma, relationships, addiction, and major life changes. She approaches care holistically and integratively, considering mind, body, and spirit while applying evidence-based techniques tailored to each person's needs. Clients have described her as down to earth and easy to connect with, and she focuses on practical goals that support overall well-being.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a Master of Social Work from the University of Utah, and she has provided treatment across community mental health, private practice, and psychiatric hospital settings. Her background also includes work in child welfare and volunteer roles in correctional mental health and transitional housing, where she led life skills classes and therapy groups. These varied experiences contribute to a broad clinical perspective and an ability to work with individuals, families, and groups.

Her clinical interests and experience include treating physical, emotional, and sexual trauma, depression, anxiety disorders, relationship difficulties, addictions, and adjustment to life transitions. She draws from a range of therapies - including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness practices, narrative and solution-focused approaches, motivational interviewing, positive psychology, and family systems theory - to match interventions to a client's goals. She also brings personal insight from family life in a blended household, parenting a toddler alongside teenage stepchildren, and supporting a spouse who is a veteran, which informs her understanding of caregiving stress and household dynamics.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Lindsay often uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and improve daily functioning. She also incorporates dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques that teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills, useful for people managing intense emotions or relationship challenges. For clients processing trauma, she may draw on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a structured approach that can help reduce the lingering impact of traumatic memories.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lindsay works with each person to understand their concerns, goals, and preferences and then tailors interventions accordingly, adjusting methods as progress is made to find the best fit.

Online therapy formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it possible to engage in these therapeutic approaches with flexibility. These options allow sessions to fit around work, family, and other responsibilities, enable continuity of care across locations, and let therapists and clients focus on practical strategies and skills regardless of where they are located.