Linda Guidry, LPC
Calm, practical counseling for parenting challenges
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana, Alaska
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Linda
Linda Guidry is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She brings 16 years of experience and a warm, practical style to sessions. Linda aims to help clients find balance and move toward goals that feel meaningful to them.
She uses straightforward, goal-focused methods to address mood disorders, depression, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with chronic illness. Many people seek her help after major life changes, loss, or when daily stress feels overwhelming.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear steps and skills to reduce distress and build resilience. Linda trained at the University of New Orleans, earning a master’s degree in Educational Leadership, Guidance, and Counseling. Her career includes independent practice, work in the foster care system, a day program for chronically ill adults, and roles in the non-profit sector.
Her varied background informs a practical approach to complex problems. Her method is client-centered and goal oriented, combining Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), hypnotherapy, and mindfulness techniques. She focuses on helping clients set achievable objectives and practice new skills between sessions.
Linda works with issues such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, bipolar conditions, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, and many other life stressors. She practices in Louisiana and offers multiple online session formats to fit different schedules and needs.
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
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Linda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative 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.
How her approaches work online
Linda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying helpful and unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, then practicing concrete techniques to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which can help with anger, grief, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Sessions are collaborative and may blend methods over time so the plan fits the person's needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when that helps. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or screens are tiring. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, writing out thoughts, or fitting support into a busy day. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions and practice new skills between meetings.
Questions people ask about Linda
What concerns does Linda commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is empathetic and goal oriented. She uses practical tools and a client-centered approach to help people set and reach realistic goals.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has 16 years working in mental health, including independent practice, foster care, day programs for chronically ill adults, and non-profit settings.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds Licensed Professional Counselor credentials in Louisiana and Alaska and practices from Louisiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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