Compassionate Mind Counseling & Consulting
You know how to take care of everyone else.
Taking care of yourself is harder.
Individual therapy and mindfulness courses for people who give everything to others and have very little left for themselves.
Currently accepting new clients
In Columbus & Worthington, Ohio · Online Across Ohio
Sound familiar?
You're the one
everyone else
leans on.
You've built your life around being responsible — as a physician, caregiver, or simply the one everyone else leans on. Slowing down, asking for help, being kind to yourself? That's unfamiliar territory.
You're the capable one. The always responsible one that others count on when things fall apart. You hold yourself to high standards and then raise them, and no matter how exhausted you are, you show up, push through, and hold it all together.
But something has shifted. And even though everything looks fine from the outside, you know it's not.
Maybe you've noticed…
- You're exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't seem to fix
- You can't seem to relax, even when you're off
- Your inner critic is louder than ever
- You feel guilty for wanting less — or for needing anything at all
- You're more irritable, detached, or emotionally flat than you used to be
- You've lost interest in things that used to matter to you
- You keep telling yourself you should be able to just handle it
For many, burnout doesn't look like falling apart. It looks like functioning, while internally feeling exhausted and drained.
You don't need more productivity strategies or resilience trainings. You need space to be human.
What Makes This Different
Support that actually
understands your world.
You've probably already tried pushing through. The books, the advice, telling yourself to be more resilient. And you're still exhausted.
The difference here isn’t a technique or a program. It’s that this work is built specifically for people who carry a great deal: for physicians and healthcare professionals, for perfectionists and people-pleasers, for anyone who has spent years being capable and reliable and is quietly exhausted by it.
Most approaches ask you to add something. More strategies, more tools, more effort. This work starts differently. It starts by slowing down, understanding the patterns that keep you stuck, and building a genuinely different relationship with yourself. One that doesn’t require earning rest or meeting impossible standards just to feel okay.
If that sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.
About Linnea
The same care you give
to others — for you.
There's a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from taking care of everyone else. You carry a lot — quietly, competently, and usually without complaint.
And yet somehow, beneath all of it, there's a voice that tells you it's still not enough. That you should be grateful. That you have no right to complain.
I'm Linnea Clouse, a licensed counselor and mindfulness facilitator in Columbus, Ohio. My work integrates evidence-based therapy, mindfulness, and self-compassion to help capable, responsible adults build a genuinely different relationship with themselves — one that doesn't require earning rest, justifying needs, or meeting impossible standards just to feel okay.
Therapy with me is collaborative and grounded in science — with enough warmth and humor to make the hard work feel a little more human.
You deserve the same care you give to everyone else.
Linnea Clouse
LPCC · LICDC · ATR-BC · Licensed Counselor, Ohio
Getting Started
Two Ways to
Work Together.
Some people need the depth and privacy of one-on-one work. Others find that a structured group program, with its community and shared experience, is exactly what they've been looking for. Both paths lead to the same place: a genuinely kinder relationship with yourself.
Counseling Specialties
Areas of expertise.
Physicians & Healthcare Professionals
You're exceptional at caring for others. Learning to care for yourself is a different skill — and one worth developing.
Perfectionists & People-Pleasers
High standards, constant self-criticism, never quite feeling like enough. There's a different way to relate to yourself.
Anxiety & Stress
Overthinking, overplanning, never fully at rest. Therapy can help you find a calmer relationship with your own mind.
Trauma
Past experiences shape how we feel and function in ways we don't always recognize. Healing is possible.
Group Courses
Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Courses.
Self-Compassion Course · 8 Weeks
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)
An evidence-based program teaching you to respond to stress and self-doubt with kindness rather than criticism.
Mindfulness Course · 8 Weeks
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
The gold standard in mindfulness-based programming — stress management through mindfulness and meditation.
Healthcare Course · 6 Hours
Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities (SCHC)
Addresses the unique time constraints, workplace culture, and stressors of healthcare professionals.
From MSC Participants
In their own words.
“This class felt like a beacon of light in a very heavy world. This class added such a soft place to land within myself. My own best friend. What a gift!”
— Richelle H.
“The compassion available in the room each week was palpable. I carried some with me from class to class, week to week. The space where it rested is now familiar. I can cultivate when previously I only collected.”
— Troy
“The MSC course exceeded my expectations. I learned practices that have already been transformative in reducing experiences of anxiety and depression. I now have the tools to bring to my daily life.”
— Erin
“Learning there are different ways you can treat yourself that isn’t negative or harsh but is grounded in love is extremely liberating.”
— MSC Participant
“The facilitators are so very deep, warm, and kind open hearts. They create the perfect holding place to open, explore, unfold and process. The comprehensive array of materials and availability was beyond impressive.”
— Cheryl
“MSC goes beyond traditional self help. It’s the work of appreciating the best of ourselves, so that we can better recognize and appreciate the best in others.”
— MSC Participant
Testimonials from Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) course participants.
Take the First Step
You've spent a long time
putting everyone else first.
This is where that changes.
Your therapist
Linnea Clouse, LPCC, LICDC, ATR-BC
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