Therapist profile
Linda Young, LCSW-C
Maryland
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Addictions
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- CredentialsLCSW-C
- LicenseLCSW-C, Maryland / 19584
- NPI1063635894
- Experience25 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMaryland
About
- CBT techniques
- Psychodynamic work
- Trauma-focused care
About Linda
Linda Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) in Maryland with 25 years of practice. She works with adults across a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship strain, and anger.
She began her career in Boston, Massachusetts, and spent about 17 years providing mental health care in community and treatment settings. After relocating to Maryland in 2013, she continued treating adults, adolescents, and children in various programs and facilities. Her background includes mobile crisis work assessing safety in homes, schools, and residential treatment settings.
For the last five years Linda has focused on adults in substance use treatment programs. In that work she has helped people manage depression, anxiety, panic, social phobia, trauma, grief, and the combined challenges of mental health and substance use. She also supports clients coping with chronic medical illness and life transitions.
Linda uses a blend of approaches in sessions. She draws on psychodynamic therapy to look at long-standing patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Trauma-focused methods are applied when past events continue to cause distress.
She emphasizes collaboration and education, working with clients to set practical goals and develop strategies that use their strengths. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on problems people bring in day to day. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
How sessions work
How Linda’s approaches translate to online work
Psychodynamic therapy looks at longer-term patterns and relationships that affect current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can be used to reflect on recurring ways a person responds to stress, anger, or relationship strain and to slowly change those patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying specific thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In online sessions this often means practicing new ways of responding, trying short exercises between meetings, and tracking how changes affect mood and anger. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of past traumatic events that still cause distress. It involves careful pacing, grounding, and learning skills to manage triggers so day-to-day anger and reactivity calm down. Choosing the best approach is part of the work with the therapist. She will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences, and may combine techniques over time to address different aspects of the problem. Confirm what session formats are currently offered before booking, since specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so work and family commitments are easier to manage.Areas of focus
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with adults dealing with irritability, resentment, snapping at loved ones, and anger related to stress or substance use.
What therapeutic style does she use for anger?
She blends cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and trauma-focused methods. The mix aims to address thoughts, behavior, and past experiences that feed anger.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of experience, including nearly two decades in Boston and work in Maryland since 2013.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with LCSW-C credentialing in Maryland and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can I attend sessions from outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people within the supported region.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process of working together?
To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.