Linda Griffin, LPC

Linda Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 39 years of experience. She draws on a long career in education to help people learn skills that support change. Her style emphasizes collaboration, respect, and practical steps toward clearer goals.

Before counseling, she worked as a secondary and post-secondary teacher and later held leadership roles in university student development. Those years shaped her belief that people can grow through learning. She often teaches self-efficacy skills so clients can act on what matters most to them.

Her work uses a mix of approaches, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and motivational interviewing. She adapts techniques to fit each person and focuses on helping clients understand their concerns and set concrete objectives for change. Sessions are paced to match the client’s needs and readiness.

Linda has helped people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and food-related issues, self-esteem, career questions, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, and trauma and abuse. She also addresses issues such as caregiver stress, blended family questions, family of origin patterns, and multicultural concerns.

In sessions she tends to take the role of a supportive partner - offering information, encouragement, and practical tools - while clients lead the direction of change. She invites prospective clients to begin by clarifying goals and choosing steps that feel manageable.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are. The therapist follows the client’s lead while offering support and encouragement, helping clients clarify what they want to change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses concrete exercises and step-by-step strategies to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood and to build new habits.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change. It helps when someone feels stuck or unsure, by exploring ambivalence and boosting confidence to try new steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then adapt methods together. This collaborative process helps pick techniques that match the client's needs and readiness.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use different approaches through remote sessions to teach skills, set goals, and track progress just as they would in person.