About Linda
Linda Austin is a counsellor who uses straightforward, practical conversations to help people make changes. She works in a direct but respectful way and invites clients to be active partners in the work. She says people are experts on their own lives and brings a collaborative attitude to sessions.
Linda listens without judgement and offers honest feedback when it will help. She may share relevant lived experience to normalise difficult feelings and suggest practical steps when asked.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in criminal justice, domestic abuse services and drug and alcohol support. She has also provided behaviour change interventions and helped people with everyday problems such as anxiety and depression. That mix gives her experience with both crisis situations and long-term struggles.
In sessions she focuses on clear goals and steady progress. She uses approaches that emphasise values, acceptance and practical skills alongside mindful awareness. Conversations can include exploring what matters to the client, trying small behavioural changes and developing ways to cope with stress and difficult emotions.
Linda holds BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has five years of experience and sees people in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and internationally when needed.
People who want straightforward guidance and an active, collaborative style may find her approach helpful. She supports a wide range of concerns from relationship and parenting strains to addiction, grief and stress, tailoring the work to each person’s situation.
Approach-focused online counselling that fits your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and take actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and situations where someone feels pulled between choices. Client-Centred Therapy concentrates on listening, empathy and respect to help people find their own solutions and build self-trust. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention exercises to reduce rumination and improve calm in day-to-day moments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss these methods with the client and decide together what feels most helpful. That collaboration means goals and techniques can change as progress is made or new challenges appear.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls let you see facial cues and have a longer conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or need less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, reflection between sessions and people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make therapy easier to schedule and keep working even when life is busy.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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