Linda Spalding , LMHC

Linda Spalding is a licensed mental health counselor with three decades of experience helping people navigate complex life issues. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship problems, and grief. Linda listens first and helps clients set clear, manageable steps toward change.

Her work often addresses trauma and abuse, intimacy and sexual concerns, caregiving strain, and challenges related to identity and LGBTQ experiences. She also assists people coping with chronic illness, chronic pain, and major life transitions such as divorce or job change. Clients can expect straightforward conversations and a plan that fits their situation.

Linda draws from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, narrative techniques, and solution-focused work. She adapts methods to each person rather than using one fixed model. Sessions are goal-oriented and emphasize skills people can use between meetings.

She has practiced in Florida across private practice, residential, intensive outpatient, and partial hospital settings. That variety shaped her ability to work with different levels of need and many kinds of life stressors. Linda’s background includes individual and group work as well as experience with military and veteran populations.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Linda supports people struggling with anger, low self-esteem, ADHD-related concerns, and compassion fatigue. She aims to make therapy useful and approachable for everyday life.

Approaches that translate to online care

Linda often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors; this is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing cravings. She also uses motivational interviewing to clarify goals and increase readiness for change, which can help with addictions and lifestyle shifts. Narrative therapy helps people reframe their stories and separate problems from their sense of self.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will review goals, past attempts, and personal preferences to decide what to try first. Adjustments are made over time based on what the client finds most helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face to face when that matters. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Chat or messaging works for shorter check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or fitting support into a busy day. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.