About Linda

Linda Richards, LPC, has spent more than two decades helping people move past the habits and reactions that hold them back. She focuses on the patterns that create repeated problems - the actions people later ask themselves about - and helps them understand what lies beneath those reactions.

She has worked in mental health since 1997 with a long history in trauma work. That experience informs how she understands anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and other concerns that often stem from past hurt.

Background and approach

Her approach treats symptoms as pieces of a larger story rather than isolated problems. Sessions are conversational and practical. She uses body-focused work and talk-based methods to help clients notice how emotions show up in the body and daily life.

Clients learn steps to reduce overwhelm, shift reactive behavior, and build clearer choices. Linda uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness practices, and attachment-based ideas alongside psychodynamic perspectives and motivational interviewing techniques. These tools are blended to match each person’s needs and goals rather than applied the same way for everyone.

She offers ways to address common concerns such as stress, ADHD, grief, relationship struggles, parenting strains, and burnout. Her style aims to be direct but compassionate, helping people find clearer footing and more reliable ways to move forward.

How her approaches work online and in sessions

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds influence current reactions. It helps people notice relational habits and try new ways of connecting or setting boundaries.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) uses guided attention to help the brain process upsetting memories so they feel less overwhelming. It is often used for trauma symptoms, anxiety, and strong emotional reactions tied to past events.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It can be useful for stress, ADHD-related challenges, and mood regulation.

Finding the right combination of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan over time so the work fits the person's needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter connection is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking.

These options help people fit therapy into busy lives, manage symptoms between appointments, and continue work even when travel or schedules get in the way.

Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with most often?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, addictions, and intimacy-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are conversational and practical, combining talk and body-focused methods to help people notice habits and make different choices.
How long has she practiced clinical work?
She has 21 years of experience in the mental health field, with a particular background in trauma-related work dating back to 1997.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Wisconsin as a licensed professional counselor.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost work for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

Experience
21 years
Licensed
Wisconsin
Languages
English

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