- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LCMHC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- New Hampshire, Rhode Island
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Linda
Linda O'Malley is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She practices in New Hampshire and brings 15 years of experience to everyday struggles. Linda uses straightforward conversation to help clients find practical ways forward.
She builds an individualized set of strategies clients can use between sessions. That toolbox may include simple behavioral steps, mindfulness practices, and ways to change unhelpful thinking patterns. Linda aims to make tools feel usable, not overwhelming.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on helping people regain self-compassion and a clearer sense of purpose. Linda encourages gentle shifts in perspective to uncover new possibilities. Her style is collaborative and grounded in real-life concerns such as work stress, caregiving strain, and relationship tensions.
Her background includes work with issues like grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, and challenges tied to aging and family roles. She also addresses specific problems such as sleep and eating difficulties, anger, and symptoms related to ADHD or bipolar mood patterns. This range informs practical problem-solving in sessions.
Linda uses a mix of client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, narrative approaches, and hypnotherapy tools when appropriate. Her approach emphasizes small, steady changes that add up over time. The goal is stronger coping skills and more clarity about next steps.
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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Linda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters most to the client so they feel understood and able to find their own answers; it helps with building self-compassion and clearer goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful behavior patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will try techniques that fit. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays relevant and useful for everyday life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging can fit brief check-ins or times when writing feels most comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
Questions people ask about Linda
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, and a variety of family-related issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on building a practical toolbox of skills like mindfulness and behavior changes that clients can use between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges and draws on that background to guide practical next steps.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds NH LCMHC and RI LMHC licensure and practices out of New Hampshire.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use 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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