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Online therapist

Lindsay Orsi

Compassionate guidance for real-life challenges

Credentials
LCPC
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Lindsay

Lindsay Orsi is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois who brings three years of direct clinical experience to her work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and supported.

Lindsay creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them. She centers sessions on practical steps and small changes clients can try between meetings.

Background and approach

Conversations are straightforward and focused on what will help day to day. Her background includes work with people affected by trauma, abuse, and serious mood concerns like bipolar disorder. She also supports improvements in self-esteem, motivation, and coping after loss.

These areas often show up together, and she helps clients address them in simple, paced ways. Lindsay has experience interacting with people who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and those with developmental disabilities or serious mental illness. That experience informs her sensitivity to varied communication styles and practical needs during care.

In sessions she collaborates on goals and adjusts methods to match each person’s pace. Her style is direct but compassionate, focusing on usable tools rather than lengthy theory. Lindsay wants clients to leave sessions with clear steps they can try between meetings.

She practices in Illinois and works in English. The practice emphasizes steady progress and realistic goals, with attention to both immediate coping and longer-term improvement.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Many of the approaches Lindsay uses focus on teaching skills that help with stress, anxiety, and coping after loss. One common technique emphasizes skill-building for managing anxiety and mood swings by breaking problems into small, concrete steps people can practice between sessions. This helps with daily functioning and reduces overwhelm.

Another approach centers on trauma-informed care that helps people name and process difficult experiences at a pace they can tolerate. Sessions aim to build safety and tolerance for emotion while developing strategies to move forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lindsay collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She adjusts pace and techniques as needs change, and clients help set priorities for what to address first.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to meet from home, follow a consistent plan, and use skills between sessions. The range of formats supports flexibility while keeping the focus on practical progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lindsay help with?
Lindsay works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationships, family and parenting concerns, career questions, bipolar disorder, coaching needs, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Sessions focus on practical steps and improving day-to-day coping.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has three years of clinical experience and prior professional work that informs her approach to trauma, grief, and mood concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCPC credential - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - with Illinois license number IL LCPC 180016530 and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
3 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English

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