Peggy Lingard, LCSW
Experienced LCSW offering practical emotional tools
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How Peggy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Peggy
Peggy Lingard is a licensed clinical social worker with 40 years of experience helping people navigate major life challenges. She works from California and brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Peggy focuses on listening, asking straightforward questions, and helping people take small, doable steps forward.
Clients often come for help with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, addictions, and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing career shifts, midlife questions, caregiver strain, and issues tied to family of origin.
Background and approach
Peggy names multicultural concerns, LGBT topics, and HIV/AIDS among areas she understands from both personal and professional perspectives. Peggy uses a mix of well-known approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical skills for managing strong emotions, and client-centered conversation.
She says the working relationship matters most, so she starts by making sure people feel heard and respected. Sessions focus on practical tools - symptom-managing skills, mindfulness practice, problem solving, and goal-based tasks. Peggy encourages people to try actions between sessions and to notice what helps.
She also shares research when clients want to understand the rationale behind an approach. Outside of therapy, Peggy paints and values time in nature. She brings personal experience of life transitions and diverse relationships to her work.
People who want candid, steady support for changing patterns and coping with tough emotions may find her approach useful.
What Peggy works with
Everything Peggy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Peggy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Peggy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose values-based actions instead of getting stuck. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic, low mood, and anger. This approach is practical and goal oriented.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will start by listening to concerns, goals, and preferences, then suggest techniques to try. Sessions can blend ACT, CBT, dialectical skills, and client-centered conversation so the plan fits what a person wants to work on and how they prefer to proceed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes therapy more flexible. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and skill practice; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat or messaging can support brief check-ins and ongoing reminders. These options help people fit sessions around work, caregiving, travel, or other demands while keeping therapy consistent and actionable.
Questions people ask about Peggy
What kinds of concerns does Peggy help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, addictions, relationship problems, and a range of mood and life-change issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, with a focus on listening, small action steps, mindfulness skills, and problem solving to manage strong feelings.
What is her professional background?
Peggy has 40 years of clinical experience and brings long-term practice helping people through transitions, loss, and emotional challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in California.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What formats are session available in?
Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Peggy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.