- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Grief
About Linda
Linda Stein is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience helping people sort through stress, anxiety, grief, and parenting concerns. She keeps language plain and practical in sessions, and aims to help parents reconnect with their strengths and make clear decisions that work for their lives.
Linda focuses on parenting and related issues such as adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, step-parenting, and communication problems. She also helps people facing identity questions, including gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns, and supports those coping with trauma, loss, or low self-esteem.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on listening closely and building on what each person already knows about their life. Sessions draw on client-centered methods to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when looking at patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to worry or depression.
Linda often uses solution-focused strategies to set small, achievable goals and emotionally-focused ideas to improve important relationships. She helps parents and individuals practice concrete skills for day-to-day challenges, such as clearer communication and boundary setting. Clients can expect straightforward, supportive conversations aimed at real-world change.
Linda values collaboration and treats each person as the expert in their own life while offering options and tools to move forward.
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
- LGBT
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Approaches Linda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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 for online parenting and life challenges
Linda uses client-centered work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify strengths and change unhelpful patterns. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building trust so clients can clarify their values and choices, which can be useful for parenting decisions and life transitions. CBT looks at thought and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and teach skills for everyday coping.She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy when relationship patterns and attachment come into play. EFT helps people and partners notice emotional responses and practice new, healthier ways of connecting when intimacy or communication is strained. Together these approaches allow for both listening and concrete skill-building in therapy sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level, and can adapt strategies as progress is made. Online formats make it easier to keep that collaboration consistent over time.
Online therapy sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins and between-session support while fitting into busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Linda
What issues does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, LGBT and gender dysphoria issues, and other life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, combining empathy with hands-on tools from CBT, emotionally-focused, existential, and solution-focused approaches to set goals and practice skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience in the mental health field working with parents and individuals on a range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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