Linda Griffin, LPC

Linda Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nearly four decades of experience helping people work through life transitions and emotional challenges. She draws on a long career in education and counseling leadership to offer practical guidance and steady support. Linda aims to help each person build skills they can use outside the session.

Her background includes roles in higher education administration and student services, which shaped her focus on teaching and skill building. Linda holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, and she has supervised other counselors. These experiences inform her straightforward, coaching-style approach.

Linda emphasizes collaboration in sessions. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Client-centered methods help her follow the person’s lead and prioritize their goals.

Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolbox when people feel stuck or unsure about change. She helps break larger goals into small, doable steps and keeps the focus on what matters most to the client.

Typical concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body-image issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, identity topics related to sexual orientation and gender, caregiver stress, and midlife or life-purpose questions. Sessions aim to clarify the problem, set goals, and practice specific skills.

Linda describes the counseling relationship like riding a tandem bicycle: the client steers while she pedals alongside, offering information, encouragement, and direction. She invites people to define goals and work at a pace that fits their life.

How Linda’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Linda uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT often focuses on concrete exercises and short-term skill building, which can fit well into video or phone sessions.

She also practices client-centered therapy, which means she listens carefully and follows the person’s priorities. That approach helps sessions feel personal and responsive whether the conversation happens over video, phone, chat, or text.

Motivational Interviewing is used when someone feels unsure about change. It focuses on exploring values and building motivation in small steps, a method that works well across formats and during brief check-ins by message or phone.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Linda will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt methods based on their goals, needs, and preferences. She helps set clear objectives and adjusts the plan as clients try new strategies.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues; phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera-free check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit short check-ins into a busy day or to process thoughts between sessions. These options let people practice skills in real time and stay connected to support without a long commute.