- Trauma‑informed care
- Addiction recovery focus
- Practical habit work
About Linda
Linda Flynn is an LCSW with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people recover from narcissistic abuse, addiction, and depression. Her work focuses on rebuilding self-trust and emotional safety after long-term relational harm. She aims to support steadiness and clearer daily habits as part of healing.
Her approach centers on understanding how past relationships shape current thoughts and behaviors. She combines attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and practical cognitive-behavioral tools. That means sessions often include talking through painful memories, identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing small, repeatable habits to change everyday responses.
She has worked extensively with people who have experienced gaslighting, emotional manipulation, and long-term control. In addiction recovery she looks at the emotional wounds beneath substance use and helps people build coping strategies that fit their life. The focus is on gentle pacing and realistic steps rather than quick fixes.
Therapy with her tends to be collaborative. She asks about values, daily routines, and what has felt safe or unsafe in relationships. Then she helps craft plans that include new habits, clearer boundaries, and ways to notice and change thought patterns that keep problems repeating.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and practical homework between sessions. The goal is steady progress toward emotional stability and healthier everyday habits. Work is shaped around each person’s needs and pace, with attention to trauma, mood, and relationship patterns.
Her approach centers on understanding how past relationships shape current thoughts and behaviors. She combines attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and practical cognitive-behavioral tools. That means sessions often include talking through painful memories, identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing small, repeatable habits to change everyday responses.
She has worked extensively with people who have experienced gaslighting, emotional manipulation, and long-term control. In addiction recovery she looks at the emotional wounds beneath substance use and helps people build coping strategies that fit their life. The focus is on gentle pacing and realistic steps rather than quick fixes.
Therapy with her tends to be collaborative. She asks about values, daily routines, and what has felt safe or unsafe in relationships. Then she helps craft plans that include new habits, clearer boundaries, and ways to notice and change thought patterns that keep problems repeating.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and practical homework between sessions. The goal is steady progress toward emotional stability and healthier everyday habits. Work is shaped around each person’s needs and pace, with attention to trauma, mood, and relationship patterns.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Kentucky
Languages
English
How online work can use attachment and cognitive tools
Many of her methods come from attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape expectations and boundaries in adult life. It helps people notice patterns in relationships and try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and daily habits.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, values, and what feels manageable. Together they decide which combination of approaches and exercises fits the client’s needs and day-to-day life.
Confirm the specific session delivery options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from a weekly routine. It also makes working with a Kentucky-licensed LCSW possible for international clients who want her perspective. If you prefer a particular way of meeting, mention it when you complete the matching questionnaire so scheduling can reflect your needs.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with addictions, relationship trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, parenting strains, eating and body image issues, and related concerns like abandonment and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and trauma‑informed, combining attachment-based thinking, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to change daily habits and thought patterns.
What is her clinical background?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with complex relational trauma, long-term patterns of control, and addiction recovery.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Kentucky and holds an LCSW credential listed as KY LCSW.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.