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Online therapist

Linda Culver

Compassionate support for parenting and life changes

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Linda

Linda Culver is an experienced licensed mental health counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns among many other issues. She uses plain talk and practical steps to help parents and caregivers manage stress, anxiety, grief, addiction issues, and changes that affect family life. Linda draws on 20 years of clinical work in settings ranging from hospitals to outpatient care.

She holds the LMHC credential, which means she is a licensed mental health counselor in Indiana.

Background and approach

Her approach is straightforward and task-oriented. Sessions often focus on what is happening now and on small changes that make daily life easier. She uses cognitive-behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thinking and choices.

She also brings in emotion-focused work so people can learn to name feelings and respond to them without getting overwhelmed. Linda supports people dealing with parenting strain, sleep and eating challenges, substance use concerns, depression and bipolar mood issues, and the many stresses that come with caregiving or chronic illness.

She also addresses relationship problems, intimacy issues, and identity concerns related to LGBT matters. Her background includes work with ages 12 through 90, and she is familiar with blended family dynamics and divorce or separation challenges. In sessions she takes a collaborative stance.

She listens, asks clear questions, and offers specific tools like behavioral changes, coping strategies, and mindfulness practices. She encourages trying small experiments between sessions and reviews what works. Practical matters are handled plainly.

Linda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and are provided from Indiana in English.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy in her work means she listens carefully and follows the client's lead. This approach helps parents and caregivers feel heard and decide what changes matter most in daily life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating struggles, and patterns related to addiction or anger.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and organize strong feelings so they stop steering behavior unconsciously. This can be especially helpful for relationship friction, parenting stress, and grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and is decided together. The therapist starts by asking about current problems, goals, and what feels doable. From there she suggests methods and adjusts them based on what a person prefers and what actually helps.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy parents and caregivers. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home. Phone sessions provide a simpler option when video does not work. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a real-life schedule.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, mood disorders, and many related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her general therapy style?
Linda works in a straightforward, collaborative way. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and learning to sit with and name feelings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of clinical experience in hospitals, residential treatment, and outpatient counseling settings.
Where is she licensed and what credential does she hold?
She is licensed in Indiana as an LMHC with license number IN LMHC 39001427A.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Indiana
Languages
English

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