I am licensed in Wisconsin with 13 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, & intimacy related issues. I have worked with sex offenders and victims of sexual abuse. One issue I am passionate about is how Food and eating are related to mental health. I am currently working on a certification regarding this. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Grief, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Codependency, Commitment issues, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Family problems, Guilt and shame, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Midlife crisis, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Hypnotherapy
WI LPC 2551-125
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Linda is amazing in all aspects a therapist is needed for! Her ability to listen deeply, ask the right questions, and offer thoughtful insight helps me more and more each time. Grateful for her communication expertise and kindness!
Written on Oct 11, 2024 after therapy with Linda for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Linda brings a wealth of experience and a variety of modalities to working with her clients and is truly a Master in the Art of Therapy. She invites trust and offers deep and consistent compassion while also offering skills to help scaffold healing. She inspires confidence both in oneself but also in her ability to address the concerns brought to therapy. I highly recommend Linda for anyone who is serious about their own healing.
Written on Aug 21, 2024 after therapy with Linda for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Linda has shown her humanity in our sessions, making me feel like I have an understanding advocate in the process. I appreciate the way she balances her professionalism as a certified therapist with her heartfelt honesty and shared experiences as a person.
Written on Aug 05, 2024 after therapy with Linda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Linda has been a life saver to me.
She is compassionate, and listens to me. She sees my struggles and celebrates my triumphs right along beside me.
I was feeling so defeated in many ways when I first came to better help. One thing she said to me was ,"Promise me you will never quit trying."
She is right along beside me, to help thru or have me look at things differently.
She questions me, and makes me really think about things very deeply.
She wants me to feel like my old self again too.
I am blessed to have her.
Written on Apr 24, 2024 after therapy with Linda for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and sleeping disorders
I enjoy my time with Linda. She has always been supportive to me and wants me to reach my goals. She helped me set specific goals and listened to everything I said. I felt very heard from her and would recommend her people who might need help dealing with self blame or worrying.
Written on Apr 16, 2024 after therapy with Linda for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Linda is a deeply caring individual who is a great listener.
Written on Apr 14, 2024 after therapy with Linda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and self esteem