Rae Linkous , LPC

Rae Linkous is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people regain control after trauma and life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what is getting in the way of a better day-to-day life. Rae aims to help clients find practical steps forward and to build strength from their own experiences.

She draws on ten years of work with people affected by trauma, family conflict, mood disorders, and grief. Her background includes time in residential treatment and outpatient settings, plus experience in domestic violence shelter work and therapeutic day counseling in schools. Those roles shaped a direct, down-to-earth style that emphasizes clear goals and skill building.

Rae uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs rather than one fixed method. She explains how stress and trauma affect the brain and then works with clients on tools to manage symptoms, improve communication, and reduce harmful patterns. Sessions often blend talk-based strategies with body-focused techniques when stress shows up physically.

Common concerns she addresses include family problems, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, self-esteem struggles, grief, bipolar disorder, and issues related to gender and sexual identity. Rae also helps with adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, blended family stress, and caregiver strain.

She practices in Virginia and holds LPC credentials in Tennessee and Virginia. Rae meets people where they are and focuses on small, steady changes that add up over time.

How Rae’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. Online sessions use that same approach by letting clients set the pace, name their goals, and guide the work while the therapist responds with reflection and support.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. In remote sessions CBT tools like homework, thought records, and real-time problem solving can be shared and reviewed during video or messaging sessions to track progress.

Trauma-focused and somatic techniques attend to how the body holds stress and how memories affect daily life. Rae can teach grounding skills, breath and movement exercises, and paced processing in a way that fits phone or video formats and can be reinforced by short text check-ins between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Rae collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts methods as progress is made.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and observation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging suit brief updates, coaching, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.