Linda Griffin , LPC

Linda Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 39 years of experience. She brings a background in education and leadership to her counseling, and she centers clients' goals in each session. Her style is practical and down-to-earth, focused on helping people take steps toward clearer choices and greater confidence.

Her earlier career as a secondary and post-secondary teacher shaped how she works now. She also earned an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and has led counseling services and student development at the university level. Those roles deepened her interest in teaching skills that support long-term growth.

In sessions she helps people name concerns, set achievable goals, and try interventions that fit their life. She describes the client as the driver of the work and herself as the second rider - offering information, energy, encouragement, and guidance. This keeps the process collaborative and directed by the client's priorities.

Her main approaches include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and motivational interviewing. She adjusts methods to meet each person's needs and focuses on building self-efficacy and practical skills. Typical concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, eating and food issues, self-esteem, grief, trauma, intimacy-related issues, and relationship challenges.

Linda also supports people navigating career questions, life purpose, midlife transitions, and multicultural or LGBT-related concerns. She practices from Louisiana and conducts sessions in English. Her approach aims to help people make decisions that fit their values and move toward clearer direction.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's lead. In online sessions this means conversations that center what matters most to the person and adapt pacing and goals to their needs.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Online CBT commonly includes brief skill building, homework assignments, and check-ins that help with anxiety, depression, and eating-related concerns.

Motivational Interviewing is a way of talking that strengthens a person's own reasons for change. It uses open questions and reflection to boost motivation for things like lifestyle shifts, career moves, or healthier habits.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. Clients are invited to give feedback so the work stays relevant and useful.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging works for brief updates and reminders. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy lives.