About Linda
Dr. Linda l Peoples combines practical therapy with calm, steady support. She is an LPC with 21 years of experience and works from Tennessee.
She speaks English and uses approaches that aim to help people manage worry, stress, and life changes. She often helps people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, grief, anger, or work-related fatigue. She also supports those coping with trauma and intimacy-related concerns, and she addresses issues common to first responders.
How Linda works
Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps rather than long lectures. Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and Mindfulness Therapy, which emphasizes present-moment awareness and self-compassion. Together these approaches help people spot unhelpful patterns and practice different responses in everyday life.
In a typical session she listens to what matters most, helps set small goals, and teaches skills to reduce stress and build confidence. Coaching elements are woven in for career and relationship concerns when helpful. The focus stays practical - tools clients can try between sessions.
Telehealth options are used for sessions so people can connect by video or phone. This makes it possible to work on coping skills, manage symptoms, and plan next steps from a distance while still keeping sessions personal and goal oriented.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
CBT and Mindfulness support via online sessions
Dr. Peoples uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT teaches practical strategies for changing unhelpful thinking and building new habits to reduce anxiety and depression.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to cultivate present-moment awareness and self-compassion. Mindfulness practices can help reduce reactivity to stress and improve emotion regulation during difficult moments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they set small, achievable steps and adjust methods as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face from a distance, phone sessions can fit a short break or lower bandwidth needs, and chat or text can support quick check-ins or ongoing skill practice. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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