- Years in practice
- 7
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Linda
Linda Henderson is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has seven years of practical experience. She offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or life changes. Linda writes in plain language and values a gentle, down-to-earth style that helps people feel heard from the first session.
She listens to what you want to bring to therapy and works at your pace.
Background and approach
Sessions can focus on relationships, career worries, grief, parenting concerns, sleep problems, or challenges tied to neurodiversity and chronic illness. She also supports people dealing with trauma, anger, compassion fatigue and issues around intimacy or self-esteem. Linda uses a person-centred foundation while drawing on practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness.
That combination is used to build self-awareness, try small changes, and find clearer ways forward. She offers psycho-education, strategies to manage symptoms, and signposting to local and national services when helpful. Her background includes counselling for MIND, MS-UK, primary care in a GP surgery, and community development work in Plymouth.
She is a trained Samaritan and has social prescribing experience, which informs her knowledge of support networks and services. Clients set the pace and shape the work. Linda aims to help people recognise their strengths, increase clarity, and take manageable steps towards improvement.
She approaches each person with respect and practical support, helping them move from feeling stuck to having options.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Linda lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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 draws on person-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy to shape online sessions. Person-centred therapy starts with listening and building a trusting connection, helping people feel heard and able to explore their concerns. Cognitive behavioural therapy offers simple practical tools to notice patterns, test small behaviour changes and reduce unhelpful thinking.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help with stress, sleep and overwhelming emotions. Mindfulness teaches practical exercises to notice the body and mind, which can support calmer responses and better focus. Together these approaches help with anxiety, low mood, parenting stress and life transitions.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the early work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose what feels useful based on goals, preferences and the issue at hand. Sessions are flexible and adapted if something does not feel helpful.
Online therapy gives practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let you see expressions and use visual tools. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or moments when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to build consistent work into daily routines.
Questions people ask about Linda
What concerns does Linda often help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and depression, along with relationship and parenting concerns. Additional areas include trauma, grief, sleep issues, anger and challenges related to neurodiversity or chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is down-to-earth and person centred. She listens first, then introduces practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness to help you try small, realistic changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of counselling experience, including roles with MIND, MS-UK, a GP surgery and a community economic development trust in Plymouth.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to work together remotely.
How are sessions paid for or charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by choosing the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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