- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Client-centered work
About Linda
Linda Goldsmith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 25 years of clinical experience. She practices in Florida and helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship difficulties, grief, and major life changes.
She speaks plainly in sessions and focuses on practical tools people can use right away. She brings together client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. That means sessions mix listening with concrete strategies for managing emotions, changing unhelpful thoughts, and improving reactions in heated moments.
Linda pays attention to how past experiences shape current responses. She helps clients notice patterns that lead to resentment, outbursts, or withdrawal. Then she works with them to develop new ways of responding that reduce conflict and improve communication.
Sessions can include skills practice, behavior experiments, and exercises aimed at sleep, stress, and relationship habits. For people coping with addiction, chronic illness, caregiving stress, or grief, she brings approaches that balance short-term coping with longer-term resilience.
Her style is steady and practical. She helps clients set small, achievable goals and track progress. To start, prospective clients follow the site's matching steps and schedule an initial session to map out treatment goals together.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what the client brings. Online sessions use that same plain listening, helping people describe their triggers and decide what to try next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses experiments and thought records to test unhelpful beliefs and change behaviors. In remote sessions this often looks like homework between meetings, short in-session exercises, and step-by-step plans to reduce anger and anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose whether CBT, DBT skills, or client-centered methods suit their goals. That plan can change as the client notices what helps and what does not, so decisions are shared and practical rather than fixed.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into busy schedules, shorter check-ins when needed, and using written exercises or screen sharing for skills practice. The profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to maintain regular meetings while juggling work, caregiving, or treatment for chronic conditions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida, Illinois, New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship issues, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, and related concerns listed on her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to build coping skills and change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience as a clinician working with emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LMHC and LCPC credentials and practices in Florida. The profile lists Florida as her location.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States schedule with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.