Linda Spalding, LMHC

Linda Spalding is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 30 years of experience working across a range of clinical environments. She has practiced in private practice settings, residential programs, intensive outpatient programs, and partial hospital programs, and has provided services for both corporate and nonprofit employers. Over the course of her career she has worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups, bringing a breadth of experience to her clinical work.

Her practice emphasizes work with addictive disorders - including both chemical and process addictions - as well as mood disorders, trauma and post-traumatic stress, relationship and workplace difficulties, gender-related concerns, and the mental health needs of active duty military and veterans. Her areas of specialization also include stress, anxiety, depression, LGBT issues, family concerns, grief, intimacy-related matters, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Additional focus areas encompass aging and geriatric issues, BDSM and kink-related topics, body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, codependency, commitment and communication problems, control issues, disaster-related coping, divorce and separation, domestic violence, substance and alcohol addiction, and family of origin challenges.

She integrates several evidence-informed approaches in her work, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Linda does not follow a single uniform method; she partners with each person to tailor interventions and identify strategies that fit their needs. As an LMHC - a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - she combines formal clinical training with practical experience to support people navigating complex emotional and behavioral concerns.