Linda Acosta-Smith, LPCC, LPC
Helping people manage strong emotions and life changes
Book with LindaWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Linda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, New Mexico
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Linda
Linda Acosta-Smith is a licensed therapist with 30 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, and major life changes. She focuses on practical support for everyday struggles like low self-esteem, grief, mood shifts, and career or parenting challenges. Linda keeps language simple and meetings straightforward so people feel understood fast.
She uses conversational, client-centered methods to help people say what matters and set clear steps forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are part of her work when patterns of thinking and behavior get in the way.
Background and approach
She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices to teach coping tools for strong emotions. Her background spans long-term mood and trauma work as well as shorter-term coaching for problem solving. Linda has supported people dealing with chronic pain, blended family issues, substance use concerns, and social isolation.
Her practice is faith-sensitive and respectful of each person’s beliefs. Sessions focus on building resilience and practical skills. Clients often work on communication, managing intense feelings like anger, and creating routines that support mental health.
Linda aims to help people develop self-love and steadier daily habits. She offers therapy from Texas and conducts sessions in English. Appointments can be scheduled by following the platform’s matching and booking steps listed on the site.
Her style is warm, direct, and oriented toward measurable change.
What Linda works with
Everything Linda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Linda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Linda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Linda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and mood management because it focuses on practical steps and experiments. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer interpersonal communication when feelings feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs and preferences. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust strategies if something is not working for you.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction, while phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or flexible support between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Linda
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, trauma, self-esteem, and related life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, focusing on clear steps and coping skills from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness as needed.
How long has she practiced?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of mood, trauma, and life transition concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices from Texas.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.