- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Linda
Linda Skoug is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin with 13 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. Her tone is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at parents who need practical support and clear next steps.
Linda uses a mix of approaches to meet people where they are. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Hypnotherapy is offered as an option for clients who respond well to guided relaxation and focused suggestion. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented.
Conversations move from understanding what's happening to trying small changes at home. She helps parents manage anger, grief, addiction concerns, and the stress of life transitions. Linda also supports those dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and identity shifts.
Her work addresses a broad list of concerns from eating issues and bipolar mood patterns to ADHD and substance problems. She talks plainly about coping skills, boundaries, and rebuilding trust after trauma or separation. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Linda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. The subscription model for sessions can be canceled at any 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Approaches Linda lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Linda uses attachment-based ideas to explore how early relationships influence current behavior and connection problems. This can help people understand patterns in intimacy, abandonment concerns, and how they relate to others. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and managing daily routines. Hypnotherapy is offered as an adjunct approach that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to address habits, anxiety, and certain trauma-related symptoms.Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist discusses goals, past experiences, and preferences with each person and adjusts methods over time. Working together helps pinpoint which techniques feel useful and which to set aside, so the plan evolves with progress and feedback.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation when more connection matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or days when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into parenting routines and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Linda
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, and other life changes listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and compassionate. She blends attachment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and hypnotherapy options to fit each person's needs.
What is her background and experience?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with people facing trauma, attachment issues, mood concerns, and major life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Wisconsin and practices there.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for sessions?
Pricing varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled 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 the therapist's availability.
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