About Linda
Linda Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 39 years of experience. She brings a background in education and administration to her counseling, focusing on practical skill building and personal growth. Linda uses a collaborative style that encourages people to lead their own change while she offers guidance and tools.
Her early career as a secondary and post-secondary teacher shaped her approach to learning and self-efficacy. She also holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and an MA in Counseling, and she has served as director of Counseling Services and Dean of Student Development.
How Linda works
Those roles reinforced her interest in helping people gain skills they can use long term. Linda leans on client-centered methods that keep the person's priorities in charge. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas and motivational interviewing to help people identify patterns, set goals, and make practical changes.
Her style emphasizes clear steps and encouragement rather than jargon. Typical concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, eating and food-related issues, self-esteem, career questions, grief, trauma and abuse, LGBT and gender identity matters, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, and life transitions. She pays attention to family of origin issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver strain, aging and geriatric concerns, and multicultural factors.
In sessions she helps people name the problem, decide on realistic goals, and choose doable strategies. Linda describes the work as a tandem ride where the person steers and she provides information, energy, and encouragement. Her intent is to help people build lasting skills and clearer direction.
Linda lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 39 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
How Linda's Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's priorities and values. It involves active listening, reflection, and support so the person sets the pace and direction of the work. This approach helps with self-esteem, life decisions, and building confidence in choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Sessions involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and eating-related struggles. Motivational Interviewing is a short, goal-focused style that explores a person's reasons for change and boosts motivation for steps like career moves or health changes.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about needs, goals, and preferences, then adapt methods over time. That collaborative process helps find what feels most useful and realistic for each situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face to face and use visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit short updates, scheduling, or brief reflections between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and different comfort levels.
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