Linda Giles , LPC, LCMHC

Linda Giles is a licensed counselor with more than 28 years of clinical experience, holding the LPC credential (Licensed Professional Counselor) and the LCMHC credential (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor). She maintains licensure in both Virginia and North Carolina and has worked extensively with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults across a broad age range.

Her manner is down-to-earth and grounded in sincere compassion, and she uses an eclectic, individualized approach that adapts to each person she works with. She draws on techniques from cognitive restructuring, cognitive-behavioral methods, psychodynamic ideas, rational-emotive strategies, and reality-oriented interventions to match the needs of the moment.

Linda has deep experience helping people manage depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress symptoms, anger challenges, and workplace or relationship concerns. She also supports parenting issues, grief, coping skills development, and emotional regulation strategies designed to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Her clinical work includes helping clients build practical skills and simple techniques to manage intense emotions.

With a history of serving clients across developmental stages and a practice built on practical skills and empathic listening, she emphasizes tailored care that respects each person s background and treatment goals.

Blending Approaches for Effective Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful, empathetic listening and creating a supportive environment where clients lead the pace of their work. This approach helps people explore values, relationships, and personal goals while feeling understood.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress, offering practical strategies and skill-building to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT is action-oriented and often includes exercises clients can use between sessions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of traumatic experiences by helping clients process memories, reduce reactivity, and develop coping tools. It is useful for people managing post-traumatic stress symptoms or intense emotional responses related to past events.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to identify goals, assess what feels most helpful, and adapt methods over time so treatment aligns with the client's needs and preferences.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility for busy schedules and varied circumstances. Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to choose the format that best fits their life while maintaining continuity of care and access to therapeutic support.