Linda Culver , LMHC

Linda Culver is a licensed mental health counselor with two decades of professional experience supporting people through addiction, mood disorders, relationship challenges, grief, and a broad range of life transitions. She holds the LMHC credential, which denotes a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and is nationally certified as a Master Addiction Counselor through NAADAC. Over the years she has practiced in hospitals, residential treatment centers, and outpatient settings, working with clients ranging in age from early teens to older adulthood.

With a clinical orientation rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy, Linda emphasizes helping clients reframe unhelpful thoughts and make intentional choices about behavior. She also places strong value on learning to recognize and tolerate emotions so that coping improves and daily life becomes more manageable. Because of her dual background in addiction and mental health, she often assists people in 12 Step recovery who need additional support that aligns with recovery principles.

Linda views difficult adjustments, overwhelming grief, and intense stress as experiences that can be eased by walking through them with a trained professional. She encourages questions about treatment and invites prospective clients to select the form of communication that feels most comfortable, noting that many pathways exist to begin the work of feeling better and resolving problems.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Linda frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical approach that helps people identify and modify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. This method is often useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that fuel addiction. Client-centered therapy is also central to her work and focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client’s goals and values drive the pace and direction of treatment, which can help with relationship issues, grief, and self-esteem concerns.

She also draws on motivational interviewing to help people who are ambivalent about change, especially in the context of substance use and recovery. The process is collaborative - the therapist and client explore readiness, set meaningful goals, and choose strategies together to find the best fit for the client’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility and access through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, maintain continuity of care during transitions, and connect with a therapist from wherever the client is located within the therapist's service area.