About Linda
Linda Schmidt is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey. She uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and sleep problems. Linda focuses on what matters to each person and helps them take steps toward clearer goals and better daily routines.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses.
How Linda works
Linda also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to build trust and explore patterns shaped by early relationships. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when people need tools for emotional regulation and crisis management. Sessions emphasize straightforward skills practice and short-term problem solving alongside deeper personal work.
Linda helps people strengthen self-esteem, address career stress, and cope with relationship and family of origin issues. She also supports those facing addiction, domestic violence histories, abandonment concerns, and caregiver stress. With nine years of experience, Linda blends listening with practical strategies.
She encourages small, achievable steps and helps people track what works. The focus is on usable tools that fit into busy lives. People connect with Linda through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
She speaks English and is licensed in New Jersey as an LCSW.
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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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Approach-oriented online therapy that fits your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and still move toward values-based goals. It focuses on choosing actions that matter even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides skills for managing intense emotions and improving how people handle conflict and stress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to your goals and tries methods that match your needs. Over time the plan can change based on what helps most, blending skills training and deeper reflection as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or simple check-ins are needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit short updates, written reflections, or on-the-go check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to work therapy into a busy schedule and to try different formats until the best fit is found.
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