- CBT
- DBT
- Motivational interviewing
About Linda
Linda Mann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as depression, anxiety, substance use alongside mental health issues, trauma, and life transitions. She also addresses relationship stress, family matters, parenting strain, and issues tied to self-esteem and coping skills.
Linda draws on methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing in her sessions. She focuses on practical strategies people can use between meetings. Sessions tend to include clear skill work, reflection on patterns, and steps to change unhelpful habits.
Her style emphasizes collaboration and problem solving. She discusses how family of origin patterns and current stressors interact. She works with grief, anger, sleep difficulties, and intimacy-related concerns in straightforward, task-focused conversations.
Linda also supports people facing caregiver stress, issues around aging, codependency, and various process and substance-related addictions alongside mood concerns. She helps people identify realistic short-term goals and build routines that reduce overwhelm.
A first meeting typically looks at immediate problems and what the person wants to change. Follow-up sessions commonly include behavioral strategies, emotion regulation skills, and motivational techniques to support longer term progress.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Linda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this often involves setting small experiments or homework between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is used to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that are practical for high-stress moments. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can clarify their goals and values.Deciding which approach to emphasize is collaborative. The therapist will review your concerns and preferences and suggest a mix of skill practice, reflective work, and motivational techniques. The plan can shift as progress and needs become clearer.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking since the biography does not list specific online formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or remove travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals generally use approaches like CBT and DBT in remote sessions to teach skills, set goals, and practice strategies that translate into day-to-day life.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses Client-Centered methods alongside CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing to teach skills and address thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings working with mood, substance use, trauma, and life transition issues.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model 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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