Linda Young, LCSW-C

Linda Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) based in Maryland with 25 years of clinical experience. She offers a warm, welcoming approach and focuses on building a working relationship that helps people tackle hard problems. She explains challenges in clear language and works with clients to create practical steps they can use outside sessions.

She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also draws on psychodynamic thinking to look at patterns that began earlier in life and still affect today. Trauma-focused work is part of her practice for people coping with past abuse, loss, or frightening events.

Much of her recent work has involved adults in substance use treatment, supporting people with depression, anxiety, panic, social fears, and grief. She has a long history working with children and adolescents too, and has experience assessing safety in schools, homes, and residential settings. That range informs how she tailors therapy to each person’s needs.

Her training includes a Master of Social Work from Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts from Simmons College. Linda explains concepts plainly and educates clients about their specific concerns as part of therapy. She focuses on strengths when creating a treatment plan.

People who choose to work with her can expect a collaborative process that looks at present concerns and the life story behind them. She helps clients set realistic goals and develop skills for coping with stress, relationship problems, addiction, grief, and changes in life circumstances.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Linda uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thoughts and try new behaviors; this can be practical for anxiety, depression, and managing cravings. Psychodynamic therapy helps uncover patterns that started earlier in life and now affect relationships and self-image, which can be useful for longstanding problems like attachment or avoidant patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with clients about goals, history, and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process may include mixing skills-based exercises with deeper exploration of life patterns and past experiences.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or health needs, and it can reduce travel time. It also allows for flexible session lengths and easier check-ins between appointments when that suits someone’s routine.