Linda Goldsmith, LMHC, LCPC

Linda Goldsmith is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship struggles. She speaks plainly and meets people where they are, offering steady support for big life changes and ongoing emotional challenges.

With 25 years of experience, Linda uses practical tools to help people manage symptoms and build stronger coping skills. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered ideas, and techniques that strengthen emotion regulation and communication. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that fit a person’s life.

People come to her for help with grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, and career stress. She also addresses concerns such as compassion fatigue, chronic illness or pain, addiction, and mood disorders including bipolar episodes.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Linda listens first, then suggests strategies such as thought restructuring, mindfulness exercises, or behavioral experiments. She encourages skill practice between sessions so gains carry over into daily life.

Linda’s background includes work with family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, end-of-life and hospice counseling, and caregiver stress. Her goal is to help people regain a sense of agency and reconnect with what matters most to them.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Linda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors; this approach works well for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her style too, which means sessions begin with careful listening and follow the person’s priorities to shape goals. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or intense reactions are central concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Linda reviews what someone wants to change, their day-to-day routines, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they try strategies, adjust methods when needed, and set small practice tasks between sessions to see what fits best.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions let people work face to face from wherever they are, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets someone update progress or get brief support between meetings. These options make therapy easier to fit into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.