Lindsay Metli, LCSW

Lindsay Metli is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. She takes a holistic, integrative approach that considers mind, body, and spirit while applying evidence-based techniques to meet each person’s unique needs. Clients have described her as down to earth and easy to connect with, which helps create a comfortable environment for setting goals and working toward meaningful change.

Lindsay holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a Master of Social Work from the University of Utah. Her clinical experience spans community mental health, private practice, and psychiatric hospitals, and she has a background in child welfare advocacy. While completing her degrees she volunteered in a prison mental health program and facilitated therapy groups at a women’s halfway house, experiences that broadened her ability to work with people from many walks of life.

Her practice focuses on areas such as trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes, among others. She draws on modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness techniques, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), tailoring interventions to the needs presented in therapy.

Residing in Utah, Lindsay is part of a blended family with two teenage stepchildren and a toddler son, and she has firsthand experience managing household and caregiving responsibilities while supporting a spouse who serves in the military. Empowering others is a core professional value, and she aims to help clients build practical strategies that improve overall well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Lindsay frequently integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into online work - a practical approach that helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills are used to build emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for relationship struggles, intense emotions, and coping with overwhelming situations. For trauma-related concerns she may incorporate eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a structured therapy that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their ongoing impact.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lindsay works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then recommends or combines methods that fit the individual’s situation. Clients are involved in decisions about pace and focus so therapy aligns with their priorities.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone, as well as options for live chat and text-based messaging allow therapy to fit into busy schedules and everyday life. These formats make it easier for people to access licensed professionals and continue consistent care while managing work, family, and other responsibilities.