Linda Blackburn, LCSW

Linda Blackburn is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in North Carolina with 20 years of experience. She works with adults dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relationship and family concerns, and a range of life changes. Linda also addresses issues such as sleeping problems, parenting strain, substance concerns, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

She trained first as a registered nurse and later completed a Master of Social Work through an advanced standing program at East Carolina University. That background influenced her interest in behavioral health and in working with people across different stages of life. She has held outpatient counseling roles and ran her own practice for more than a decade.

Linda uses a mix of practical therapy methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered approaches, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions commonly include talking through patterns, learning skills for stress and mood, and setting small, achievable goals. She has also incorporated neuroscience-informed strategies into her work in recent years.

For many years she taught social work courses as an adjunct professor and led seminars on grief, bereavement, and loss. That experience shaped how she talks about loss and coping in clear, step-by-step ways. She approaches each person respectfully and without judgment while working with them to identify what helps in daily life.

People who are noticing that family-of-origin patterns continue to influence their relationships and choices may find her practical focus useful. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions