Lindsay Quinlan

CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH INTERN

About Lindsay

I am a Graduate student in my final year pursuing my MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Wake Forest University. I am a mother of two little ones, wife, advocate, and believer that obstacles are paths in the right direction.

My clinical training, research and life experiences lend themselves to a specialization in fertility challenges, birth and NICU trauma, perinatal mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, miscarriage and loss, and perinatal substance use. 

CORE VALUES

Perseverance, Kindness, Courage, Creativity, & Forgiveness

What is it like to work with me?

I have a warm, open-hearted approach in building a therapeutic alliance. We will co-create goals together, and my hope is that I’ll offer you tools to help you feel better, perceive your situation differently and change your behavior. I am interested in addressing clients from a biopsychosocial perspective, and believe biological, psychological, and social components interact to contribute to a client’s well-being. While I’m still homing my approach as a clinician, I am most interested in blending several theories including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy. 

Why this work?

I made a mid-career transition from brand marketing in the startup wellness space in NYC. I worked for some pretty cool, exciting brands but contemplated my life mission and a quiet calling to become a therapist. When the Pandemic hit in 2020, I was 36 weeks pregnant with my son. I was forced to move away from what I knew and re-think my career. Soon after this experience, I lost my daughter, Caileigh, after giving birth to her. It was then that my mind and heart finally answered the call and I decided to begin my academic journey to become a psychotherapist. I am thrilled for the opportunity to help support this incredible community at The Alliance Center!

A BIT MORE

Education & Training

  • BS, Marketing and Global Business Studies, Manhattan College

  • MA Candidate, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Wake Forest University

  • Published Work: Perinatal Substance Use in Film

"Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.”

-Eckhart Tolle