Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
How Linda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Linda
Linda Gonzalez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience in mental health care. She works from Illinois and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, and life transitions. Linda brings a calm, practical style and focuses on what will help each person move forward.
Her work is collaborative and strengths-based. Sessions mix talk therapy with concrete strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify goals and find the motivation to change.
Background and approach
Clients can expect a straightforward, steady pace in sessions. Linda listens carefully, then offers tools to manage strong emotions and improve day-to-day functioning. She helps with sleeping problems, career decisions, grief, and relationship and communication challenges.
Linda has spent many years supporting people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, first responder and veteran issues, and end-of-life concerns. That background informs a practical focus on coping skills and problem solving in real-life situations. Her aim is to help each person build skills for greater emotional balance and clearer decision making.
She works in English and offers a range of online formats to fit different needs. To begin, follow the site process to match and schedule a session with Linda.
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
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Linda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy values the person's own experience and aims to create a supportive space where the client leads the conversation and sets goals. It helps people feel heard and work through what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and changing behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and anger. It often uses practical exercises and homework to reinforce new skills between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It can be helpful for people who struggle with intense emotions and want concrete tools to manage them.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Linda will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill-building, deeper conversation, or a mix of methods.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for fuller interaction and role-playing skills, phone works with limited bandwidth, chat or text can support brief check-ins or when typing is easier, and all formats help fit therapy into busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Linda
What concerns does she address?
Linda helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, bipolar concerns, sleep problems, grief, career and life changes, LGBT and relationship questions, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
She offers a collaborative, strengths-based approach that blends talk therapy with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness methods.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to her practice.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Linda works remotely using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription 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 schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.