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Online therapist

Linda Franga

Calm practical help for family and parenting concerns

Credentials
LPC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Linda

Linda Franga is a Licensed Professional Counselor who offers calm, practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and parenting strains. She writes plainly and listens first. Parents who feel overwhelmed by caregiving, life changes, or family tension will find straightforward support and clear next steps.

Linda draws on 15 years of experience across schools, nonprofits, residential programs, and community centers. She also has experience as a Military and Family Life Counselor and has worked with people in several countries.

Background and approach

Her training includes a master’s degree from Boston University and a Colorado LPC license. Her sessions focus on building a respectful relationship and using familiar tools to make daily life easier. Conversations are nonjudgmental and aim to identify small, practical goals.

Linda helps people notice strengths and try concrete steps between visits. She commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead and create a safe space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.

Solution-Focused Therapy is offered to set short-term goals and track quick progress. Linda is based in Colorado and works in English. She supports concerns such as relationships, family problems, parenting, trauma and abuse, sleep issues, anger, self-esteem, career worries, and depression.

Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, blended family issues, and postpartum depression. Sessions aim to be practical and tailored. Linda encourages open dialogue about what is and isn’t working, then adjusts approaches to fit each person’s needs.

Approaches that fit your life and schedule

Linda uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a listening space where the person guides the conversation; this approach helps when someone needs acceptance and a place to make sense of feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify patterns of thought that feed anxiety or low mood and tests new behaviors to shift daily routines. Solution-Focused Therapy targets short-term, concrete goals so people can see small wins quickly and build momentum.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Linda collaborates with each person to choose and adjust methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in about what is helping and changes direction if something is not working.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different rhythms and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to meet without travel and allow follow-up conversations between appointments. The variety lets people pick what feels most practical for their schedule and daily life.

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.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Linda commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career matters, and depression. Additional areas include caregiver stress, blended family issues, postpartum depression, and other life transitions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is nonjudgmental and practical. Sessions focus on listening first, setting concrete goals, and using tools people can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience in settings such as schools, nonprofits, residential treatment, and community support centers, plus work as a Military and Family Life Counselor.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential, listed as CO LPC 0004187, and practices from Colorado.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on therapist availability.

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