Linda Levinson, LPCC

Linda Levinson is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with ten years of experience. She began her career after earning a dual degree in mental health and substance abuse treatment and has focused much of her work on addiction and co-occurring concerns.

She helps people recovering from opioid and other substance problems, and those facing process addictions like shopping, video gaming, exercise, gambling, and sex or love addiction. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, low self-esteem, grief, and stress. Her background includes work with clients who have co-occurring disorders.

Linda has long worked with members of the LGBTQIA community and respects diverse identities and relationship styles. She helps people navigate sexual identity questions, sexual trauma, and the challenges that can come with open or non-monogamous relationships. Acceptance and empowerment are central to her approach.

In sessions she focuses on what is holding a person back and on finding strengths from their past. She draws on several methods to match the work to each person’s needs. Conversations are practical and goal oriented, with attention to feelings and values as well as everyday steps.

Her work also covers a wide range of life stressors, including caregiving strain, chronic illness or pain, grief, and career or parenting concerns. People come for help coping with major life changes, substance concerns, or to build motivation and healthier patterns.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses simple, practical tools to change stressful patterns and build new habits. Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience, offering an empathic listening space to explore identity, relationships, and personal goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means adjusting techniques over time and combining approaches when helpful.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between commitments. It can also let someone choose a session style that fits their energy - for example a shorter phone check-in when bandwidth is limited or a video session for fuller face-to-face conversation. Licensed professionals and therapists adapt tools like ACT and CBT to work well in remote sessions so people can tackle addiction, anxiety, grief, and life transitions without adding extra travel.