Linda Scaturro, LCSW - Therapist in New York

About Linda

Linda Scaturro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports those facing grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, career strain, and life transitions. Her approach is direct and conversational so a worried parent can quickly get a sense of what a session feels like.

Linda keeps sessions down to earth and interactive.

Background and approach

She listens closely and treats people with respect and compassion. Her work focuses on building everyday skills and practical steps that reduce overwhelm and make daily life easier. She uses client-centered methods that put the person’s priorities first.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try different behavior patterns. Mindfulness practices are used to increase calm and reduce reactivity in stressful moments. With 25 years as a social worker in healthcare settings, Linda brings steady experience to common struggles like caregiver stress, blended family issues, and midlife questions.

Her background includes helping people cope with co-occurring challenges such as substance use and mood disorders. Sessions are practical and goal-minded, often mixing short-term problem solving with skill-building for longer term change. She encourages creating a broader support network and setting small, achievable goals.

Linda aims to be a steady partner as people work toward clearer priorities and more manageable days.

How Linda’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered work means the conversation is shaped by what matters to the person sitting across from her. Sessions focus on the client’s goals, values, and what feels most useful in everyday life, helping to prioritize practical steps and build skills.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions use that structure to try small experiments, change unhelpful thinking, and test new behaviors in daily routines. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce stress and help people respond less reactively in tense moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Linda collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and comfort level. She adjusts techniques over time based on progress, goals, and what the person finds most helpful.

Online formats offer practical benefits for busy families and caregivers. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, phone sessions provide an alternative when screens aren’t ideal, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing reminders. These options provide flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling daily responsibilities.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Linda address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma, addictions, and life transitions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is conversational, interactive, and down to earth, with active listening and a strengths-based, patient-focused approach.

How much experience does she have?

Linda has 25 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working in healthcare settings.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NY LCSW 082761-01, practicing in New York.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How is cost handled?

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?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 25 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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