Faculty Profile: Lindsey O'Connell

Lindsey O'ConnellMind Body Wellness
Previous Courses Taught (11)
  • Exploration: A CLE Series (Old Stone Fort Park)
  • Animal Law Forum 2024
  • Criminal Law Forum 2022: Exploring the Mental Health of the Criminal Justice System
  • Criminal Law Forum 2022: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Root Causes of Problematic Behaviors
  • Virtual Criminal Law Forum 2022
  • Court Square CLE Series: Cookeville, TN
  • Immigration Law 2021: Attorney Well-Being
  • Better Right Now 2020
  • Attorney Well-being: Emotional Intelligence
  • Immigration Law Forum 2021
  • Better Right Now 2020
Biography

 

Lindsey O’Connell is an experienced psychotherapist and behavioral health executive. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Nashville Mental Health, a residential mental health treatment facility. Lindsey has worked in clinical settings spanning the entire continuum of care for behavioral health and previously served as Clinical Supervisor of the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program. Her clinical practice continues to focus on assisting licensed professionals in attaining optimal wellness and mental health.

Lindsey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Masters in Social Work from the University of Tennessee. Lindsey’s approach to counseling utilizes elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), somatic and attachment-focused eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and mindfulness-based strategies. She is also a certified Veterinary Social Worker, focusing on animal assisted therapy and utilizing the human-animal bond to promote healing.