About Linda
Linda Austin is a counsellor with five years of experience supporting people through difficult life moments. She offers straightforward, down-to-earth help and listens without judgement. Linda aims to be practical and honest while treating each person as the expert on their own life.
She often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help clients notice what matters and take small steps towards it. Client-Centred Therapy guides her to follow the person's pace and priorities.
How Linda works
Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused methods help where change feels hard or urgent. Linda has worked in criminal justice, domestic abuse support, and drug and alcohol services. That experience gives her practical insight into behaviour change and safety planning.
She also supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief and relationship difficulties. In sessions she is direct when needed and offers clear feedback alongside listening. She describes her style as collaborative - she will work with a person to set aims and try different ways to reach them.
She may share relevant lived experience when it helps the conversation. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. People can expect a mix of practical tools, gentle reflection and short-term strategies to manage stress, anger, self-esteem and life transitions.
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What Linda works with
The areas below are the ones Linda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Linda's approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Online sessions can focus on small, practical experiments to reduce avoidance and build meaningful routines. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and following the person's lead, offering space to be heard and respected during video or phone conversations. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills and breathing or grounding exercises that can be practised between sessions and reinforced through messaging.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Linda will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods that suit the person's situation. That collaborative process means plans can change as progress is made or new issues come up.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for different needs. Video suits deeper conversations where seeing facial cues matters. Phone calls need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, homework prompts or when writing helps to organise thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent across busy schedules and different time zones.
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