Linnea Borer, LICSW
Compassionate narrative-informed care
Details
| Name | Linnea Borer |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LICSW |
| Based in | Minnesota |
| Licensed in | Minnesota |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Linnea
Linnea Borer is a licensed independent clinical social worker, LICSW, practicing in Minnesota. She uses narrative ideas to help people make sense of hard experiences and to find strengths in their story. Linnea focuses on approachable, straightforward work and tries to make the first steps less overwhelming.
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting strain. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem concerns, bipolar mood shifts, ADHD, and relationship or family challenges.
Background and approach
Additional interests include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and end-of-life or hospice concerns. Her style is conversational and collaborative. Sessions usually involve talking through recent problems, naming patterns that get in the way, and testing small, practical changes between meetings.
She often combines Narrative Therapy with Attachment-Based ideas and cognitive-behavioral tools when that fits the client's goals. She brings five years of clinical experience to sessions and holds a Minnesota LICSW. That background shapes how she notices strengths, life events, and relationship patterns while staying focused on what the person wants to change.
Linnea sees therapy as a partnership. She works with each person to set clear goals, try specific steps between sessions, and track progress over time. The focus is on useful, manageable shifts rather than dramatic promises.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Parenting issues among the things Linnea works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Linnea among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Linnea among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Linnea among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Linnea among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Linnea among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Linnea directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Linnea directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Practical Tools Work Online
Linnea commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people tell and reframe their stories so painful events feel less defining. This approach looks at how problems are spoken about and finds alternate ways to describe strengths and change. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to notice how past bonds shape current reactions and relationship patterns, helping people try different responses to feel steadier. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioral experiments that can reduce anxiety and lift mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Linnea treats the choice of methods as collaborative, matching techniques to a person's goals, concerns, and preferences. She will talk through options, try different ways of working, and adjust the plan as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video lets people see nonverbal cues for deeper conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth or screen time is limited, live chat offers a brief check-in, and text messaging supports shorter updates between sessions. These options give flexibility for appointments during work breaks, caregiving routines, or when travel would otherwise make in-person visits hard.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, relationships, and family concerns among other topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and collaborative, using narrative ideas and practical tools to name patterns and try small changes between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns related to mood, trauma, family dynamics, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, licensed in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled 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 her?
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