About Linda
Linda Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 39 years of experience. She draws on a long career in education and student development to help people build practical skills and move forward. Her style is collaborative and respectful, with the client guiding the goals and pace of work.
Her background includes classroom teaching and leadership roles in counseling services and student development at the university level. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, which shape her focus on learning and growth.
Background and approach
Those roles influenced how she frames change as a skill that can be learned. In sessions she helps people name concerns and set clear objectives. She emphasizes teaching self-efficacy skills so clients feel more able to handle life challenges.
Clients can expect practical strategies for everyday problems rather than abstract theory. Her approach is flexible. She leans on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in the room.
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when people want to change thinking or behavior patterns that keep problems going. Motivational interviewing is part of her toolbox to help people find their own reasons for change and strengthen commitment. She adapts techniques to each person’s needs and respects the client’s pace and priorities.
Linda aims to support people as they define goals and take steps toward greater agency and direction in life.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy places the client’s priorities front and center. The therapist listens closely, follows the client’s lead, and offers support and feedback that match the person’s goals. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to understand decisions and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and trying small experiments to change them. It is practical and goal-oriented, and can help with anxiety, depression, eating issues, and stress by teaching concrete skills to use between sessions.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and increase their commitment. It uses questions and reflections to strengthen motivation, which can be useful for career shifts, behavior change, or addressing ambivalence about treatment.
Choosing the best approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend strategies to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what works for the individual.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and maintain ongoing momentum in therapy.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 39 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Virginia
- Languages
- English