- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Anger management
About Linda
Linda Austin is a counsellor with five years' experience who uses down-to-earth, straightforward support. She combines practical guidance with active listening to help people facing stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. Linda is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works with parenting issues among many other areas.
She has experience in the criminal justice system, domestic abuse services and drug and alcohol support. That background means she is familiar with complex situations and the pressures they create.
Background and approach
She also helps people coping with grief, addiction, low self-esteem and life changes. Linda describes her style as direct and honest. She offers clear feedback when it is helpful and will share relevant lived experiences.
At the same time she puts the client’s perspective first and treats people with respect and without judgement. Therapy sessions focus on collaboration. Linda uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred work and mindfulness exercises to build coping skills and clarify values.
She can also use motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set practical goals and small steps forward. Sessions can cover everyday parenting strains, communication problems, anger and intimacy-related worries. Practical tools, short exercises and conversational reflection are often part of the work.
Clients leave with specific ideas to try between sessions and a clear plan for the next steps.
What Linda works with
Everything Linda lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Linda helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Linda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Linda’s approaches work online
Linda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred work in online sessions. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and focus on what matters to them, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and parenting stress. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the conversation, offering empathy and reflection to build self-awareness and coping resources.Finding the right method is a collaborative process. Linda will discuss aims and preferences with each person and adapt exercises accordingly. Together they choose techniques that fit the client’s goals and day-to-day reality, reviewing progress as they go.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, short reflections or days when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep continuity and try different ways of working without travelling.
Questions people ask about Linda
What kinds of problems does Linda help with?
She supports people coping with relationship tensions, parenting concerns, anxiety, depression and addiction. Other areas include grief, stress, low self-esteem and trauma related issues.
What is her approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centred listening with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness. Practical goal-setting and motivational interviewing are used when clients want clear action steps.
How much professional experience does she have?
Linda has five years of counselling experience, including work in the criminal justice system, domestic abuse services and drug and alcohol support services.
Where does she practise and what are her credentials?
She works from the United Kingdom and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Linda provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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