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Linda Scaturro

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Linda Scaturro, LCSW

New York

LCSW - Stress and Anger support

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, New York / 082761-01
  • NPI1730701525
  • Experience25 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationNew York

About

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Mindfulness techniques

About Linda

Linda Scaturro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 25 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, anger, grief, addiction concerns, and age-related issues.

Her style is conversational and down to earth. Sessions are interactive and based on listening closely to what the person brings. She focuses on strengths and practical skills people can use between sessions.

Linda uses a patient-centered approach that helps people develop everyday coping tools. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and on solution-focused methods to set short-term goals. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing also appear in her work when they match a client's needs.

In sessions she talks through specific problems and helps people try concrete strategies. That might mean practicing simple mindfulness exercises, reframing thoughts that increase tension, or developing small behavior changes to reduce conflict at home or work.

She has a long background in healthcare settings and with older adults, so she is familiar with caregiver stress, aging concerns, and blended family challenges. People who want to address communication problems, parenting stress, or career-related frustration can expect steady, practical guidance.

Getting started involves clarifying goals, choosing an approach together, and setting manageable steps. Linda emphasizes building skills that fit daily life and help reduce reactive responses like snapping or mounting resentment.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Linda often blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address anger, anxiety, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and responding to what the person says so they can explore concerns at their own pace. CBT involves identifying thoughts and behaviors that fuel tension and practicing small, concrete changes to reduce reactivity.

Mindfulness Therapy is also part of her toolkit and is used to build simple attention and breathing practices that reduce physiological arousal and make it easier to pause before reacting. These approaches help with relationship friction, workplace frustration, and patterns of snapping or resentment.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques in session, and adjust the focus as people learn what helps. That collaboration makes it easier to select exercises and goals that fit everyday life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around a busy day, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel. The emphasis is on practical strategies you can use between sessions to manage anger and stress in daily routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

New York

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, anger, grief, addictions, and age-related concerns among others.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is conversational, interactive, and down to earth, with active listening and a strengths-based focus.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of experience, including work in healthcare settings and with aging-related issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices from that location.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from another country?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What is the process to begin working together?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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