Linda Giles

Linda Giles is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 28 years of experience. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, addiction, parenting strain, and coping with life changes. Her manner is down-to-earth and compassionate, aimed at helping people feel heard and calmer in everyday life.

She uses a mix of approaches rather than a single method. Sessions often include practical tools for regulating strong emotions and straightforward cognitive techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts. Linda also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns that repeat over time, and she uses brief solution-focused steps when people want fast, concrete changes.

Linda has worked with a wide age range, from school-age children to older adults, and brings nearly three decades of clinical experience to each case. She describes emotional dysregulation as a common root of many problems and teaches simple exercises to reduce overwhelming feelings.

Her style is interactive and adaptive. She tailors what she offers to what the person needs right now, combining skills practice, thought work, and moments to reflect on deeper patterns. Sessions aim to be practical, understandable, and respectful of each person’s pace.

People are guided through small, manageable steps toward change. Linda welcomes questions and helps people feel more comfortable taking the first step toward getting support.

Approaches that guide online work

Linda often uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so people feel understood and can find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that cause distress and teaches practical skills to challenge those patterns and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work with each person to choose or combine methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That collaborative step helps shape whether sessions emphasize skills practice, exploring life patterns, or short-term problem solving.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific online formats are not listed here. Online therapy can help fit care into busy schedules by removing travel time, making it easier to attend from home or a workplace break, and by allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it easier to continue regular progress when life changes make in-person visits difficult.