Linda Platt is a licensed professional counselor in Arizona who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, relationship struggles, and depression.
01About Linda
Linda Platt is a licensed professional counselor in Arizona who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, relationship struggles, and depression. She speaks plain, steady support and believes people already hold many strengths to draw on. Starting therapy can feel hard, and she acknowledges the courage it takes to begin.
In sessions she listens first and follows the client's lead. Conversations focus on practical changes and understanding patterns that keep problems alive.
Background and approach
She uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Linda draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at how early connections affect current relationships. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Mindfulness practices are offered to help manage strong emotions and ground attention in the present. Her style is warm and collaborative. Clients can expect clear goals, small homework tasks when useful, and regular check-ins about progress.
Sessions are aimed at helping people make day-to-day changes that feel achievable. Linda has nine years of professional experience and holds an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, parenting stress, ADHD, self-esteem, and career transitions.
Her approach centers on helping people find realistic ways to cope and move forward.
02Credentials
- LPC (Arizona)
- License LPC-20356 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1386169779 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Linda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Linda names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Linda names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How attachment, CBT, and mindfulness translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions. Online sessions can use guided conversation to notice these patterns and practice new ways of connecting with others in real time.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. In remote sessions this looks like tracking thoughts between meetings, trying short experiments, and reviewing results together during video or phone meetings.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple exercises to calm the body and steady attention. Short guided practices can be done in a live call or sent as brief exercises for text-based or chat check-ins to build consistency.
Choosing the right approach is part of the collaboration. The therapist will ask about goals, listen to what has helped or not helped before, and adapt methods so they fit the client's needs and preferences. Clients often try one approach and adjust as they learn what works.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing contact. These options offer flexibility for different days and different needs.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Linda help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, depression, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and related concerns such as self-esteem and career changes.
How would you describe her approach in therapy?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, focusing on listening first, setting clear goals, and using practical tools like cognitive techniques and mindfulness to change thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of professional experience working in independent practice and community settings supporting people with a wide range of concerns tied to stress and relationships.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Arizona as an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices from that state.
Can sessions be done in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is open to working with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model 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 therapist availability.
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