About Linda
Linda Duffy is a licensed social worker in Massachusetts with two decades of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about difficult feelings and painful memories. Her manner is steady and encouraging, aimed at helping people take practical first steps toward change.
Her work covers trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, depression, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also pays attention to attachment concerns, codependency, communication problems, and family of origin issues.
Background and approach
This gives her many entry points for conversations about relationships and self-worth. In sessions she uses clear, evidence-informed methods to help clients notice patterns and try different ways of coping. She draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment methods, cognitive behavior strategies, and attachment-based thinking to match the work to each person's needs.
The goal is to build skills that people can use between sessions. Linda brings two decades of clinical experience to the work and emphasizes collaboration. She listens first, then helps set small, achievable goals.
Many clients find this step-by-step focus reduces overwhelm and supports steady progress. Her practice is delivered in English and operates in Massachusetts. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical tools, and support aimed at clearer thinking and more day-to-day calm.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It often helps with anxiety, stress, and problems that come from avoiding difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing them with practical behavioral changes, which can reduce anxious thinking and depressive cycles. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and helps people rebuild trust and clearer communication.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist listens to concerns, goals, and preferences, then suggests methods to try. Clients and the therapist check in over time and adjust techniques based on what is most helpful for the person’s daily life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework discussions, or quick support between scheduled sessions. These formats offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or medical appointments and make it simpler to keep therapy consistent.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts, Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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