Linda Giles, LPC, LCMHC - Therapist in Virginia

About Linda

Linda Giles is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, with 28 years of practice. She aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and life changes. Her tone is straightforward and compassionate, so parents can feel heard without jargon.

Sessions are meant to be practical and geared toward real-life problems. She uses a mixture of approaches chosen to fit each person.

Background and approach

Linda teaches simple techniques to manage strong emotions and to reduce symptoms like panic, low mood, and anger. She also draws on methods that look at patterns from the past to understand current reactions. Linda has held licenses in Virginia and North Carolina and has worked across many settings during her career.

Her experience includes working with PTSD, mood disorders, addictions, caregiver stress, and problems with communication and commitment. She has worked with people across a wide age range, from children to older adults. In sessions she aims to be down-to-earth and compassionate.

She combines cognitive tools with insight-oriented work and brief solution-focused strategies. Parents can expect clear skills to try between meetings and a steady, supportive presence in sessions. To begin, a parent would complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

Linda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexibility and ongoing support.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people find their own solutions. It works well for parents who want a supportive space to talk through stress and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and many daily challenges because clients can practice techniques between sessions.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that developed over time and how they affect current relationships and reactions. This can help people understand recurring conflicts and emotional triggers.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences rather than applying one fixed model.

Online therapy offers real flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions suit busy days, and live chat or text-based messaging provide quick check-ins or written reflections. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into family schedules and to use skills in real time.

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.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Linda commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and related problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is down-to-earth and compassionate. She tailors methods to each person and focuses on practical skills and understanding patterns that cause distress.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Linda has 28 years of experience in psychotherapy and has used a range of approaches across many presenting problems and age groups.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the credentials LPC and LCMHC and maintains a Virginia license. Specific license details include VA LPC 0701002197 and NC LCMHC 15116.

Which languages and international clients are supported?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Linda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to support different needs and schedules.

How are costs handled?

Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How does someone start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 28 years
Licensed: Virginia, North Carolina
Languages: English

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