Linda Griffin, LPC

Linda Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a long career in counseling and education. She brings nearly four decades of experience and a background in teaching at secondary and post-secondary levels. Her approach emphasizes helping people build practical skills and take an active role in their own growth.

She holds a master’s degree in counseling and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, and she has held roles directing counseling services and student development at universities. That experience shaped her focus on teaching self-efficacy and lifelong learning as part of therapy.

In sessions she frames clients as the driver of change. She likens the work to riding a tandem bicycle: the client steers while she offers information, encouragement, and guidance. This image guides how she partners with people to set goals and plan steps forward.

Her work often centers on thoughts and everyday habits, and she commonly helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, eating concerns, and relationship strain. She also supports exploration of career questions, grief, anger, and issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Linda uses methods drawn from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and related approaches, adapting techniques to fit each person. In practical terms she helps people clarify concerns, define objectives, and identify concrete first steps toward change.

How Linda’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy asks the therapist to listen carefully and follow the person’s lead, offering empathy and support to help people clarify what matters to them. It is useful for building self-understanding and emotional resilience.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on how thoughts and everyday habits affect feelings and actions. It breaks concerns into small steps, teaches practical tools, and helps people test new ways of thinking and behaving for stress, anxiety, and mood concerns.

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about change. It uses a conversational, nonjudgmental style to strengthen motivation and identify personal reasons to move forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and will adapt methods accordingly. That collaborative process helps decide which techniques to try and when to shift direction.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy day, reducing travel time, and keeping continuity when schedules change. Because specific session formats were not listed in the biography, confirm available online options before booking. The focus is on making therapy usable in everyday life and on helping people practice change between sessions.