Therapist in Portland, Maine Lindsay Woodward, Therapist

Lindsay Woodward is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Messiah College in 2017. During her internship, Lindsay worked in various clinical settings focusing on the treatment of eating disorders. She specializes in working with clients who experience disordered eating, body image concerns, and intrusive thoughts. Lindsay utilizes a Health At Every Size (HAES) approach that respects body diversity and seeks to restore the relationship between self and body through attuned eating and movement. Lindsay provides brief and long-term psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. She also enjoys treating trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, substance misuse, anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. She helps people live more intentionally by exploring barriers to connection through processing underlying trauma, loss, grief, and anger. Lindsay is a warm and grounded listener whose primary concern is for her clients to feel safe and seen. Her work draws from various evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy. She uses Psychodynamic approaches to pull from early lived experiences to examine patterns where one might feel stuck. Lindsay emphasizes self-compassion and mindfulness to recognize their strengths throughout the healing process.