Dallas McGlinn, LCSW

Dallas McGlinn is a licensed clinical social worker who uses clear, practical therapy to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She brings five years of clinical experience and focuses on helping clients build self-esteem, cope with relationship and family challenges, and manage compassion fatigue and addiction concerns.

Her work emphasizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and person-centered conversations that aim to uncover workable steps. Sessions often involve looking at unhelpful thinking, trying new behaviors, and practicing simple mindfulness exercises to reduce overwhelm.

Dallas also helps people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving strain, cancer-related concerns, blended family dynamics, and aging issues. She addresses communication problems, codependency, guilt and shame, and struggles around control and forgiveness in straightforward terms.

Clients who want faith-informed work can bring their spiritual perspective into sessions and explore how it fits with their goals. Her approach is collaborative - she listens, reflects, and offers concrete tools to try between meetings.

Therapy with Dallas typically focuses on short- and longer-term goals depending on needs. She supports practical change such as improving communication, managing strong emotions, and finding meaning after loss or big transitions. People meet at their pace while learning skills they can use outside of sessions.

How CBT and ACT translate to online therapy

Dallas commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside client-centered listening. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. ACT helps people clarify values, accept difficult feelings, and commit to actions that match what matters to them.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will talk with clients about their goals, try techniques together, and adjust methods when something is not helpful. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits each person’s needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skill practice and discussion, phone calls offer a lower-bandwidth option, and messaging or live chat can work for brief check-ins or on-the-go support. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other commitments.