Linda Dollen , LMHC

Linda Dollen is a licensed mental health counselor in Iowa with 20 years of clinical experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and issues related to women’s mental health. She also helps with addiction, trauma, grief, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. She listens first, then helps clients set small, clear goals. Linda uses plain language and aims for a calm, respectful space to talk.

She combines different approaches to match each person’s needs. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and take action that matters to them.

Mindfulness and elements of client-centered work guide the pace of sessions. Dialectical skills are used when emotions run high. Existential themes may come up when people face big life questions or loss.

Linda has worked with many people on parenting stress, caregiving strain, adoption and foster care concerns, and identity issues including LGBT topics. She also supports those coping with ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career worries, and compassion fatigue.

People interested in starting will find a practical, collaborative approach. Linda aims to help clients build coping tools, improve communication, and make steady progress toward personal goals.

Online approaches that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It is useful for life transitions, low motivation, and chronic worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. This approach often includes practical exercises to use between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, non-judging relationship where the person leads the pace and topics of work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about goals and preferences, then use elements from these approaches together. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits what the client wants to change and how they prefer to work.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face to face when a visual conversation helps. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or times when written communication feels easier. These formats make it simpler to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other daily demands while still doing meaningful therapeutic work.