- Family of origin issues
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
About Linda
Linda Goldsmith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Florida with 25 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addictions, and family of origin issues. Linda works with adults who notice old family patterns shaping their choices, emotions, and relationships now.
Linda uses straightforward talk and practical skills in sessions. She draws on Client-Centered methods to listen and reflect, and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for managing intense emotions and relationship-focused approaches like the Gottman Method and Imago ideas when relationship patterns come up.
Sessions often look like clear problem identification, skill-building, and checking what works in daily life. Linda helps people name repeating patterns from childhood, try different ways of responding, and practice new behaviors between meetings. Conversations may cover attachment history, boundaries, communication, and coping with grief or life changes.
With many years of practice, she brings experience working through mood disorders, trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, and addiction-related concerns. Linda also supports people handling parenting stress, aging-related questions, chronic illness, and issues such as abandonment or codependency.
She conducts work in English and is based in Florida. Before scheduling, clients should confirm current session options and formats to match their needs.
Approaches used for online work and how they fit
Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can clarify their goals; it helps when family patterns or attachment history are central to the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on finding and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or anger problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense emotions and relationship strain.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative decision making keeps the work focused on day-to-day problems and measurable changes.
The practical benefits of remote sessions include fitting meetings into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when needed, and options that can reduce travel time. The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make regular practice of CBT or DBT skills easier to integrate into everyday life and supports checking progress between sessions.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida, Illinois, New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship problems, family of origin issues, grief, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach combined with practical techniques from CBT and DBT and relationship-focused methods like Gottman and Imago ideas.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, and addiction-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LMHC and LCPC credentials and practices in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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