Andrea McLellan, LMFT

Andrea McLellan is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience in California. She blends practical, goal-focused work with attention to deeper patterns that keep people stuck. Andrea helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, intimacy-related issues, and other concerns find clearer steps forward.

She draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to set clear, achievable goals and on solution-focused ideas to reduce symptoms quickly. Andrea also uses narrative and psychodynamic perspectives to look at how family history and early experiences shape current behavior. This combination supports both short-term symptom relief and deeper insight over time.

Andrea has experience with trauma, including sexual assault and child abuse, and conducts forensic consultation for court-related matters involving vulnerable minors. She is attuned to the long-term effects of family chaos and generational trauma and works to help people understand those patterns without assigning blame.

She is experienced supporting people with addictions, grief, parenting stress, body image and self-esteem concerns, chronic illness, and a wide range of personality and attachment issues. Andrea also notes attention to challenges common to public servants and first responders who face repeated exposure to others' trauma.

Outside of therapy she teaches psychology as an adjunct at a university and enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, bird-watching, and camping. To start, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability.

How Andrea’s approaches translate to online care

Andrea often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and problem-focused, which can make it easier to set homework and practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes skills for managing emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which helps when emotions feel overwhelming.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Andrea will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She balances short-term symptom relief with exploring deeper family and life patterns when that seems helpful.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter or more frequent check-ins when useful. They also let people participate from locations that are more convenient and can help maintain continuity of care when schedules change.