Andrea McLellan, LMFT

Andrea McLellan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), a mental health professional trained to work with individuals, couples, and families to address emotional and relational challenges. She centers her work on uncovering the underlying roots of distress, believing that true recovery begins with awareness of what drives problematic patterns and behaviors.

In addition to her clinical practice, Andrea serves as an adjunct professor of psychology and is a court-recognized expert in matters of sexual assault and child abuse. Her forensic psychology consultation includes work with attorneys representing court-dependent minors, where she examines the lives of people harmed within family systems. She regularly engages with cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, elder maltreatment, and the neglect or abuse of children, attending to how family chaos and trauma can ripple across generations.

Those experiences informed Andrea’s deep study of family systems theory and sharpened her focus on motivations beneath behavior. While she recognizes that justice can play a role in healing, she emphasizes that authentic recovery also requires awareness, responsibility, courage, and forgiveness. Andrea helps people identify and apply these principles as part of reclaiming emotional health.

Her clinical style is practical and goal-driven. She draws on solution-focused approaches and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to set clear, realistic objectives and to reduce distress during the course of treatment. Many of her past clients have preferred this pragmatic, outcome-oriented approach.

Andrea also offers targeted support to public servants and first responders who routinely encounter the suffering of others. She understands the heightened emotional arousal that can follow stressful or traumatic events and works with those affected to recognize and implement steps toward stabilization and recovery.

Outside of her professional life, Andrea enjoys nature and outdoor activities such as visiting the beach, hiking, bird-watching, and camping. She appreciates the opportunity to support people in pursuit of the emotional health needed to live the lives they imagine, and she conveys gratitude to anyone considering her as a therapist.