Let’s Get Weird
Hi, I'm Lindsay Bong, a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 15 years of experience helping people move beyond trauma and anxiety toward something that actually feels like living. I work with clients throughout Texas and Oregon who are burned out, repeating the same patterns, and ready to stop managing their pain and actually move through it.
I’m not the therapist you see in shows (unless we are talking about Shrinking) with a clipboard and a monotone "mm-hmm." I’m laid-back, cuss more than I probably should, and I’m with you when things fall apart, not just observing from a neutral distance. I’m fierce for myself and my clients, and I don’t back down from challenging the systems that have harmed us. I hold very strong ethics and boundaries, while also being a real human person who is also living in a real weird human timeline. One of my favorite qualities about myself that has served me well in this profession is that I have ADHD. Lucky for you, my ADHD hyperfocused passion is how to practice the absolute best ways to heal and become the powerful people we are meant to be.
I'm a certified Brainspotting practitioner with training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), and I blend these modalities to get to the root of things and fast. Brainspotting bypasses the thinking brain and goes straight to where the pattern is actually stored. IFS helps us work with the parts of you that developed to protect or survive, whether its the overachiever, the people-pleaser or the one who learned to shrink inside a religion or family that didn't have room for the full version of you. This approach is especially powerful if you've spent years masking, over-functioning, or carrying invisible weight that no one else seems to see.
The work is deep. I won't pretend it's always comfortable. But it doesn't have to be cold or clinical and with me, it won't be. I'm here to be honest, go to hard places without flinching, and actually help you change. Not just rearrange the story you've been telling about why you can't.
The patterns you're carrying didn't develop overnight, and they don't disappear with a few good conversations. But they do change with the right approach and someone who actually knows how to get there with you. If you're ready to stop circling and start moving, let's talk.
"The work is real, and I take it seriously. So do my clients, which is exactly why things actually change."
You're probably not here because you lack insight. You've done the thinking, the reading, maybe even the previous therapy. You understand your patterns. And they're still there. That's not a failure of willpower or intelligence that’s just what happens when trauma is stored in the body and talking about it isn't enough to release it.
Brainspotting goes straight to where the pattern is actually held, in the nervous system, not just the narrative. IFS helps us work with the parts of you that developed to survive: the one who over-functions, the one who disappears, the one who learned that her needs were a problem. Together, these approaches are especially powerful if you've spent years masking, carrying invisible mental load, or running on empty in ways nobody else around you seems to notice.
How this actually works
What Makes Our Work Together Different
I became a therapist because I'm genuinely fascinated by why humans get stuck and what it actually takes to change. Not the surface-level change, but the kind that holds. After 15 years, that curiosity hasn't dimmed. I keep learning because the work demands it and because my clients deserve someone who is always bringing their best.
A lot of my clients are grieving something they can't fully name yet, whether it’s the person they might have been if roles and expectations hadn't gotten in the way so early. Or it’s the weight of a religious upbringing that told you who to be, a family system that needed you small, a brain that worked differently and was never supported, or simply decades of putting everyone else first. That grief is real, it deserves space, and it's exactly the kind of thing we work with.
I create a space where you can be completely yourself. Please do emphasize your point with a well placed F Bomb or cuss like a sailor. My clients often say I feel like someone they'd be friends with in another lifetime. That's intentional. Real change happens in real connection, not in a sterile clinical transaction.
I'm comfortable being human in our sessions. If something moves me, I'll say so, because I believe healing happens in authentic connection, not performance. I genuinely like the people I work with. I'm in their corner. And I bring everything I have to every session.
Clinical Experience
Education, Licensure, & Certifications
M.A. in Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary
Licensed Professional Counselor
Texas #97575
Oregon #C5946
Certified Brainspotting Therapist
BeautifulYou Coaching Academy graduate