Linda Richards, LPC
Trauma-informed counselor helping parents move forward
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Linda
Linda Richards is a licensed professional counselor with 21 years in mental health. She helps people move past the stuck points that keep them repeating the same patterns. Her work is direct and practical, aimed at getting everyday life to feel more manageable.
She has focused on trauma-related concerns throughout her career. That experience informs how she sees anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and other problems that often come from past hurt.
Background and approach
Linda believes many common difficulties trace back to unprocessed trauma or neglect, and she helps people notice those links. Linda uses approaches that include attachment-based ideas, EMDR, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic work. Sessions combine talking with attention to how the body and emotions show up.
The result is a blend of insight and hands-on strategies for change. Parents will find guidance that addresses parenting stress, family challenges, and the emotional patterns that affect caregiving. She also supports people with grief, addictions, ADHD, career stress, and midlife transitions.
The tone is straightforward and compassionate, with practical steps between sessions. Linda works with individuals across a wide range of concerns and draws on long experience to tailor support. She invites clients to notice small shifts and build new responses that feel more useful over time.
What Linda works with
Everything Linda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Linda helps people with.
- 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
Approaches Linda lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Attachment-based work helps people understand patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns affect current connections. In an online session this looks like naming recurring worries, noticing how they show up in the body, and trying new responses in real time. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method that helps the brain process traumatic memories. Online EMDR sessions focus on guided attention and pacing to reduce the intensity of upsetting memories and reactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to concerns, goals, and preferences, then suggest options that fit the situation. Clients and the therapist check in over time and adjust methods as needed so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful when visual cues and movement work matter, while phone calls can be easier if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, coaching-style conversations, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit into busy family schedules and varied daily rhythms.
Questions people ask about Linda
What kinds of concerns can Linda help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, addiction, grief, ADHD, and many related concerns such as attachment issues, impulsivity, and isolation.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and practical with a compassionate tone. Sessions mix talk therapy, body-focused awareness, and techniques chosen to resolve stuck patterns.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 21 years of experience working in mental health, with a long focus on trauma and how it shows up in everyday life.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC, licensed in Wisconsin. Her professional background centers on trauma-related care and related presentations.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Linda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments based on the therapist's availability.
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