Linda Richards is a licensed professional counselor with over two decades of experience.
01About Linda
Linda Richards is a licensed professional counselor with over two decades of experience. She helps people move past the patterns that keep them stuck. Her work often focuses on the way past hurt shows up now as anxiety, depression, trouble with relationships, or problems at work and school.
She has been working in mental health since 1997 and has concentrated much of that time on trauma and its many effects.
Background and approach
Linda sees how trauma can underlie physical pain, chronic stress, and behaviors people often do not connect to earlier wounds. She meets each person where they are and looks for practical ways to restore balance. In sessions she blends talking and body-focused strategies so feelings can be processed, not just understood.
She uses methods that help shift strong reactions in the moment and reduce their hold over daily life. That can mean learning new coping steps, practicing grounding skills, or working through painful memories at a pace that feels manageable. Linda also supports people facing issues like addiction, grief, parenting strains, identity questions, and work burnout.
She pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns that affect intimacy and self-worth. Her goal is to help clients gain more choice in how they act and feel. Her practice is practical and direct.
She encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time. Getting unstuck is a step-by-step process, and she works with each person to build a plan that fits their life and goals.
02Credentials
- LPC (Wisconsin)
- License 3224-125 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1235266990 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Linda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Methods Linda names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Linda names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting. It helps people notice patterns in relationships and practice new responses to feel more supported and understood. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, uses guided attention while recalling distressing memories to reduce their emotional charge and make them easier to manage. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that lower anxiety and help people stay present during strong emotions.Linda treats finding the right approach as a shared project. She will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust techniques over time. This collaborative stance means the plan evolves based on how well each method is working for the person.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets the therapist and client see one another and practice interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Text and chat work well for brief coaching, tracking progress, or staying connected between longer sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Linda address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting struggles, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends talk therapy with body-focused techniques and skills practice. Sessions emphasize practical steps to reduce distress and change patterns that keep people stuck.
How long has she been practicing?
She has worked in mental health since 1997, giving her 21 years of documented experience in the field described here.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with a Wisconsin LPC credential and practices from Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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