Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Linda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LCMHC
- Licensed in
- Virginia, North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 28
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Linda
Linda Giles is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 28 years of experience. She offers calm, straightforward support for common concerns like anger, anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship trouble. Her manner is down-to-earth and compassionate, which can help people feel more comfortable making that first step.
She uses a mix of methods chosen to fit each person’s needs. That can include cognitive-behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking, psychodynamic ideas to look at life patterns, and client-centered listening to make sure people feel heard.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on simple, practical techniques for regulating strong emotions and handling everyday problems. Linda has helped with parenting questions, workplace stress, grief, addiction concerns, ADHD, and mood conditions including bipolar disorder. She also supports people dealing with trauma, social anxiety, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
Her background includes work with concerns that range from abandonment and caregiver stress to veteran and armed forces issues. Sessions are offered from Virginia and provided in English. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Costs vary by location and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To get started, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules a session according to therapist availability. Linda aims to make the first contacts as easy and low-pressure as possible.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Guilt and shame
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Linda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How Linda’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects feelings, and helps people feel heard. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to talk about anger, relationship concerns, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions teach specific skills to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and anger management challenges.
Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to patterns that repeat across relationships and life choices. It can help people understand where intense emotions come from and how past experiences affect current behavior.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That exploration can happen over the first few sessions and may combine different techniques.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a variety of ways to connect. Video calls support face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging lets someone write down thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Linda
What kinds of concerns does Linda address?
She supports people with anger, anxiety, depression, stress, grief, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and other life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style is down-to-earth and compassionate. She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques to manage emotions and behavior.
How long has she practiced?
She brings 28 years of experience in psychotherapy and counseling to her work.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and provides services from Virginia under those licensures.
Which languages are used in sessions and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
People can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging for remote appointments.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.