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Online therapist

Linda Levinson

Compassionate counselor for complex recovery

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Linda

Linda Levinson is a licensed professional clinical counselor with ten years of experience in Ohio. She began her career working with people recovering from opioid addiction and co-occurring disorders, which shaped her practical approach to stress, depression, anxiety, and substance-related concerns. Linda’s background includes work with process addictions such as gambling, gaming, shopping, and sex and love addiction.

She has worked with members of the LGBTQIA community and brings respect for diverse identities to her practice.

Background and approach

Linda helps people navigating sexual identity, grief, sexual trauma, and relationship structures such as open or non-monogamous partnerships. She emphasizes acceptance and empowerment in this work. In sessions she helps clients name what is holding them back and find strengths from their history.

She draws on a mix of methods to match what each person needs. The room is focused on practical steps and honest conversation rather than jargon. Her practice covers a broad range of concerns tied to emotional health and life transitions.

These include parenting stress, grief, intimacy-related issues, burnout, ADHD, chronic illness challenges, and caregiver strain. She also addresses issues that co-occur with addiction and long-term medical conditions. Linda uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered work to tailor support.

She works with clients by talking through goals, testing small changes, and building steady coping skills. She guides people toward clearer choices and daily routines that fit their lives.

Approaches for online work and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps clarify what matters most and build small, values-driven steps toward those priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses simple experiments to reduce symptoms like anxiety and sleep trouble. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and supporting each person’s own pace of change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Linda will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed in follow-up sessions so the plan stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. These formats let people use short check-ins or longer conversations depending on need. They also offer flexible ways to practice skills between sessions and keep momentum when schedules are tight.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, and many life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She focuses on naming barriers, testing small changes, and using straightforward tools that fit daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of clinical experience and began by working with people recovering from opioid use and co-occurring disorders.
What credential and region should I know about?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - practicing in Ohio with licence OH LPCC E.2102223.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English

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