Lindsay is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (Kansas), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Minnesota), and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™ (RPT-S™) specializing in the assessment and treatment of childhood trauma, abuse, attachment disruptions, and their impact on child development. She is dedicated to helping children and families heal through evidence-based, developmentally responsive, and relationship-focused interventions.

She earned both her Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work degrees from Wichita State University and completed an undergraduate certificate in Diversity Studies. Lindsay currently serves as the Clinical Director for Sunlight Children's Services, where she provides clinical leadership and oversight for the organization's mental health program at both the Sunlight Child Advocacy Center in El Dorado, Kansas, and Sunlight Children's Home in Andover, Kansas.

Throughout her career, Lindsay has developed extensive experience in child advocacy, child welfare, community mental health, multidisciplinary team collaboration, and work within the legal and child protection systems. She has provided clinical services to children, adolescents, adults, and families while partnering closely with medical professionals, educators, law enforcement, child welfare agencies, attorneys, and the courts to support children impacted by trauma and abuse.

Lindsay has received advanced training in Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) through the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas and integrates a variety of evidence-based and developmentally appropriate treatment approaches into her clinical practice. Her therapeutic modalities include TraumaPlay™, Theraplay™(level 1), Sandtray Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT), and Problematic Sexual Behavior–Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT). She believes in tailoring treatment to each child's unique developmental needs while fostering safety, connection, resilience, and healing.

Committed to advancing the profession, Lindsay is passionate about mentoring clinicians through consultation, clinical supervision, and play therapy supervision. She enjoys supporting therapists as they develop confidence, strengthen their clinical skills, and work toward independent clinical licensure and Registered Play Therapist™ (RPT™) credentialing. Her supervision emphasizes reflective practice, ethical decision-making, clinical excellence, and the delivery of compassionate, trauma-informed, child-centered care.

Lindsay is an active member of the Association for Play Therapy (APT) and currently serves as Secretary of the Kansas Association for Play Therapy (KSAPT), where she is committed to promoting excellence in play therapy practice, education, and professional development across the state.