Linda Gardepe, LCSW, LICSW

Linda Gardepe is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that shape daily life. She holds LCSW in Pennsylvania and LICSW in Massachusetts and brings 11 years of professional experience to her work. Linda makes space for people to talk about what they think and feel without judgment. She encourages small, practical changes that can ease stress and build confidence.

Her approach emphasizes clear, simple steps you can use between sessions. She uses client-centered talk to hear what matters most to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify patterns of thought that fuel anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness practice and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools can help calm intense emotions and reduce reactivity.

Linda has supported people dealing with relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and motivation. She also works with concerns like panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, postpartum depression, chronic pain or illness, and eating-related problems. She pays attention to how thoughts and everyday habits keep problems going and looks for changes that fit real life.

Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. Linda partners with each person to set goals and try techniques that match their situation. She aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person’s pace.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, skill practice, and follow-up between meetings when helpful. Linda’s style is calm, focused, and aimed at building workable habits for everyday life.

How Linda's approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a working relationship that reflects each person's goals and values. Online sessions can keep that focus by giving space for people to tell their story and choose what to work on next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at specific thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety or low mood and teaches concrete strategies to shift them, such as thought records or activity scheduling which translate well to video or phone check-ins.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those skills are often taught in short practice exercises and step-by-step coaching, which can be done during remote sessions and reinforced between meetings. Linda will work collaboratively to find the right mix of approaches based on a client's needs, goals, and preferences rather than locking into one method from the start.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling around work and family obligations, shorter check-ins when needed, and the ability to continue momentum without travel time. Because session formats are not specified here, please confirm which formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can help people practice new habits in their everyday context and fit care around a busy life.