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Linda Blackburn, LCSW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Linda is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Linda. View 57 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in North Carolina and Virginia

Recent reviews

Linda is very knowledgeable in her field and has been a great resource for my situation. She is kind, compassionate, funny and supportive. Our conversations are thought provoking and insightful. I highly recommend her.

Aug 2024

Linda has been a true gift in my life! She gives me clarity and the skills I need to handle the challenges I’m facing. She has the expertise and experience, and it has helped me navigate a difficult year.

Aug 2024

More about Linda

  • 20 years' experience
  • Female
  • LCSW

Hello, my name is Linda Blackburn. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of North Carolina. I received my Bachelor of Science Degree from East Carolina University in 1993 and my Master's of Social Work Degree from East Carolina University in 1994 through an Advanced Standing Master's Program. I began my professional life as a Registered Nurse working with Adolescents and Adults in Psychiatric Nursing for eleven years. In 1992 I made the professional decision to move to Social Work with the goal of becoming an LCSW. I received my License in Clinical Social Work in 1995.

I have extensive experience in outpatient counseling as the owner of my own practice for over ten years and in working in other outpatient practice settings over the years. While my experience has been with various diagnoses and behavioral disorders, my primary focus has been in the treatment of anxiety as well as depression. I am a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP). For twelve years I also worked as a Seminar Instructor with several continuing education groups providing day-long seminars around the United States on Grief, Bereavement, and Loss Therapy - Death and Non-Death Related. Over the past ten years, I also worked as an Adjunct Professor in Social Work for Shaw University, Raleigh North Carolina, teaching entry-level Social Work courses. What has been the most important factor for me over the years is the privilege to work with clients in developing trusting relationships that lead to an open team approach to counseling and effective outcomes.

My theoretical approach to counseling is primarily an eclectic one focusing primarily on a person's unique needs and the situation at the time. I believe in the importance of respect, sensitivity, compassion and always maintaining a nonjudgmental approach to counseling. The understanding and the acceptance of people for who they are and their situation, and then tailoring a treatment approach that allows for personal growth and positive outcomes is fundamental to me in my role as your counselor. I realize that taking this step to reach out and ask for help can be frightening and confusing. I congratulate you on taking this important first step, and I look forward to working with you to achieve your better life.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Intimacy-related issues Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Compassion fatigue Aging and Geriatric Issues Blended Family Issues Caregiver issues and stress Commitment Issues Control issues Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster Dependent Personality Emptiness Expats Family of Origin Issues Forgiveness Guilt and shame Hospice and End of Life Counseling Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Life purpose Midlife crisis Panic disorder and panic attacks Phobias Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Social anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Linda Blackburn's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225310691.

  • LCSW · North Carolina · C002773 · Expires September 2026
  • LCSW · Virginia · 0904004997 · Expires June 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, also known as teletherapy, is a method of delivering mental health services through digital means such as video conferencing, phone calls, or messaging platforms. It can be an ideal option for individuals who have difficulty accessing traditional therapy due to geographical distance, time constraints, or personal preferences like privacy and comfort. Many people find it easier to open up from the familiarity of their own space. Teletherapy has been found to be highly effective, with studies showing that it can produce similar outcomes to in-person therapy, particularly for issues like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The flexibility and accessibility it offers make it a valuable alternative to conventional therapy settings.

Reviews for Linda Blackburn

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

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57 reviews

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Linda is very knowledgeable in her field and has been a great resource for my situation. She is kind, compassionate, funny and supportive. Our conversations are thought provoking and insightful. I highly recommend her.

Aug 2024

Linda has been a true gift in my life! She gives me clarity and the skills I need to handle the challenges I’m facing. She has the expertise and experience, and it has helped me navigate a difficult year.

Aug 2024

I’m already starting to see some great results in working with Linda for just two sessions. She is so kind and gives such great guidance, and I’m very grateful for my sessions with her. Amazing feedback and patience. Thank you Linda!!

Jul 2024

Linda is fantastic and is extremely compassionate as well as knowledgeable. She also has a wonderful sense of humor and understands that laughter is also key. I feel very fortunate to get to see her each week and hear her perspective as I work to keep myself positive as I go through the ups and downs of life. Thoughts are not facts.

Jun 2024

Linda is very well thought out and methodical in her practice.

May 2024

Linda has a lot of stories that at first I don't see what it has to do with my situation, but if I listen to the end, I find it connecting in meaningful ways that are more helpful than I initially expected!

Mar 2024

She is knowledgeable and easy to talk to!

Feb 2024

Linda has been helping deal with some anger issues as well as some issues in my marriage. she has been a great help, very attentive and very caring.

Jan 2024

Linda is wonderful. She is kind, patient, insightful and generous with her time. I have really enjoyed working with her and she has helped me a great deal.

Jan 2024

If you undertake to counsel with Linda Blackburn, I hope you are ready to have an advocate to help you deal with your issues, and reach your goals. Linda is very kind but does not shy away from difficult questions. She is a professional and a friend. I couldn't recommend her more.

Aug 2019

Linda is wonderful! She is understanding, empathetic, and focused. She processes everything discussed at a deep level and continually assesses how to best help me. Our sessions are very productive. She brings years of expertise and experience. I highly recommend her and am appreciative of her perspective!

Dec 2023

The first time I started talking with Linda, I felt broken, and weak...2 years later...I feel like a completely different person! I have nothing to say but how amazing she is

Jul 2023

Linda’s knowledge, perspective, empathy and guidance have helped me tremendously, through what is probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever been through.

May 2023

I can't say enough great things about Linda and my experience with her. She is very skilled, caring, hard working, and extremely knowledgeable. She has given me so many tools and helped me improve as a person. I have always felt heard and and looked forward to our sessions. Thank you so much!

Mar 2023

Wonderful

Mar 2023

Linda is extremely supportive and attentive. I felt comfortable with her from the very start. She is also very knowledgeable and a great resource.

Apr 2023

Linda helped my understand so much stuff about myself, of course I recommend her !

Dec 2022

She has help me she’s help me with my confidence and how to reach out to others to help I have a progressive disease with my lungs Codp she helps me not to be scared, but a fight. I wish I was a better writer and let you know more but I’m dyslexic. i’ve been with other psychiatrist therapist, but I can’t say enough about Linda, and got someone special

Dec 2022

Extremely experienced, kind, and talented. I can't recommend her highly enough. Thank you! :)

Nov 2022

She's helped me so much. Dealing with my grief and the myriad of swirling emotions that have accompanied it. Even just after two sessions of feel more equipped to tackle the unexpected emotions that I will experience daily

Sep 2022

❤️

Aug 2022

I have had 4 sessions with Linda and she has been a huge help to me and provided me with some great strategies on how to overcome my self esteem and anxiety issues. I would highly recommend

S.H.·Jul 2022

Only two sessions in and I’m a very self aware individual but Linda has allowed me to see certain things about my life in a different way. She offers more understanding as to why I act/ do certain things. Looking forward to more sessions and more clarity to overcome my obstacles in life.

P.A.·Apr 2022

She is amazing! I feel understood and respected. She doesn't just sit and writes notes, she is engaging in the conversation and challenges you to face your demons! She's very kind yet she will be fully honest when needed! I can't recommend her enough

א.י.·Feb 2022

Linda is very experienced and competent in her skills. I would highly recommend her.

A.L.·Nov 2021

Linda, is a great support and offers many different practical strategies I can incorporate into my daily life. My sessions have been really helpful in seeing things from a different perspective.

H.E.·Oct 2021

I look forward to our ongoing therapy sessions, I find them helpful and my therapist’s recommendations thoughtful. This is a really great resource, I recommend Linda Blackburn.

T.A.·Oct 2021

I love working with Linda. Since we started our sessions, she really helped me get to know my worth. In addition, she helped me with advice on how to react in times of anxiety. As a result, I am more confident now, and everything improved in my life. I am looking forward every week to speak with her.

J.A.·Aug 2021

I am in the UK and was in desperate need of some help. Linda came back to me really fast and I really believed saved my life at that ime. She has been calm and considerate throughout and really listened when I was in need. She's been a God send to me and I'll never be able to thank her enough.

A.A.·Aug 2021

I look forward to talking with Linda every week. It’s my time to decompress, to evaluate with my counselor what’s on my mind and to strategize about ways to communicate successfully my wants and needs with people I am concerned about. My therapy has been helpful to me, I look forward to continuing. Thanks Linda & BetterHelp. To be able to access mental health care on my phone is so freeing and I appreciate you all!

T.A.·Jun 2021

Linda is amazing, genuine, and empathetic. She understood what I was coming from and she help put the right words when I was having trouble telling them. I’m not the best at explaining myself but she made it easy for me. Thanks Linda for our short time together! Would highly recommend.

T.R.·Jun 2021

Linda is a very kind and competent counselor. I felt comfortable to share my thoughts and feelings with her after the first 10 minutes of my first session and she continues to encourage me to be vulnerable. Linda has made me confident in my journey to self acceptance while being extremely supportive and understanding!

L.O.·Apr 2021

Linda has been nothing but helpful and empathetic to me. Anytime I need to talk she is there to listen. She understands when I need somebody to listen and somebody to give me tools to work through. She makes me feel very independent.

C.H.·Mar 2021

Linda has been incredibly helpful, supportive, kind and reassuring. I feel so much more calm and less anxious knowing I have some strategies and techniques to help myself when I’m feeling out of control. Linda is a great listener and gives me insightful guidance in every session. I’m so grateful to Linda!

C.A.·Mar 2021

Really helpful and tailors her help to your issue

M.A.·Mar 2021

Linda was so helpful and helped to change the ways I think about my problems and anxieties. A delight to speak with and enjoyed our sessions.

E.N.·Feb 2021

After 3 sessions I feel like Linda has an understanding of what my issues are, and has already suggested ways to begin to help me change my relationship with my thoughts and behaviors. So far so good, I will be continuing my therapy. I highly recommend Linda as a therapist.

T.A.·Feb 2021

Linda has been truly amazing since our first session 2 months ago. She is incredibly knowledgeable and really listens to what you say and remembers specific details about things you tell her. She is very supportive, kind and makes you feel comfortable. She is honest, caring and really makes you feel cared for as she gives you so much time and help. I tried 3 other therapists before working with Linda, and I’m glad I was matched with her as I almost gave up on therapy. Thank you for everything Linda, I’ve learnt a lot and will continue to apply the tools you’ve given me to keep improving my life.

J.A.·Jan 2021

Linda is very knowledgeable but also empathetic. It's a great combination. I feel like she listens and offers strategies that pertain to my specific needs.

M.A.·Jan 2021

Linda is so professional & extremely helpful throughout each session in such a caring, compassionate and non-judgemental way... After a few sessions with Linda I have gained invaluable knowledge to the way I think & feel so much better in relation to my geelings of anxiety and stress. I would highly recommend Linda and thank you..

B.E.·Oct 2020

Linda is amazing. She takes the time to explain everything in lots of detail so it’s easy to follow. She always checks in to make sure things are going well and she always focuses on what’s most important during every session. Thank you for what you do, Linda!

C.I.·Sep 2020

Linda is amazing and very compassionate. She helps me a lot and very patient with me. I was on Therapist finder journey till I met her! Thank you so much, Linda!

S.H.·Sep 2020

Linda has been very supportive and kind, she has great experience and so far understands me as a person and my situation very well. She has provided me with some great tools, advice and information where I can proactively understand my feelings and thought patterns. I am very pleased that I was matched with Linda.. she is very lovely, professional, amazing listener and great counselor.

A.J.·Aug 2020

Linda is very knowledgeable and helped me identify the issues I'm having very thoroughly. It really helped me as knowing is half the battle, and I appreciate that it made me much more comfortable from the get go.

N.U.·Jul 2020

From the first session I felt very comfortable with Linda. I felt understood and heard and didn’t feel like I was ever just talking at her. It was an easy conversation about some difficult things so I didn’t expect to feel comfortable enough straight away but I did. I’m very interested to see how my sessions with Linda continue but at the moment I feel I have more control over some of my emotions and a good outlook for the future.

J.O.·Jun 2020

Linda is absolutely amazing. I've been working with her for 2 months now and am very happy with the progress we've been making. She's not afraid to ask the hard questions, is very transparent about her methods, and has been very flexible in all ways possible. She truly wants the best for her clients and I'm very grateful to have been matched with her through Betterhelp.

S.I.·Apr 2020

I have only completed one session with Linda and will be meeting with her once a week moving forward. I can't believe I've only completed one session because I feel like so much weight has been lifted off my shoulders already. She's so perceptive and understanding. She made so many incredible connections between my childhood and my current state of mental health. It's nice to have someone really get you and understand the deepest parts of you. I really feel this was a match made in Heaven and I am so excited to work with Linda again and again.

M.A.·Jan 2020

Linda has been amazing over the last 10 weeks I've been working with her. I feel like I've made so much progress in understanding and dealing with my anxiety and depression. Linda has been very patient, understanding and focused. I couldn't have asked for a better Counsellor to help me through this hard time.

A.L.·Dec 2019

Linda is so professional and I always feel better after reading her messages.

N.I.·Nov 2019

I am very glad and grateful to have met Linda as my counsellor. She is very genuine, understanding, approachable and professional with her craft. She was able to empower with a new understanding, and teach me tools to overcome my issues and step into life with a more positive outlook. I highly recommend her to anyone!

S.T.·Nov 2019

I’ve only had a few conversations with Linda but I can already speak very highly of her. She speaks with integrity, compassion and knowledge which eases the anxiety of counseling. She doesn’t overstep in the questions she asks but will lightly push for answers. Thank you for dedicating your life to helping others out, it’s always appreciated.

E.M.·Oct 2019

I have only been communicating with Linda for a short while, however I find her to be very compassionate and supportive with a very clear understanding of my troubles. She is very perceptive and knowledgeable and I have good faith that she will offer me good coping mechanisms.

C.H.·Sep 2019

I've been working with Linda for a couple of weeks now and I have been very impressed. She understands what I am trying to accomplish and has practical ways to help with that. I really like her so far.

D.A.·Sep 2019

Linda is undoubtedly very skilled at what she does. She is supportive, without judgment and very honest which is essential. I feel comfortable to share my thoughts at any given time and know that I’ll have her support, reassurance and guidance in return. She is very constructive and gives great advice.

Q.U.·Sep 2019

Linda is a wonderful, wonderful person and most of all, a professional who knows how to deal with people's mind.

R.A.·Sep 2019

Linda and I have only been working together for a few weeks but already she has been so helpful. She’s helped me really focus on what steps I need to take to get to a better place. I love that I’m able to text what I’m thinking at any given time it really makes it easy to fit what I need into my busy schedule.

K.R.·Aug 2019

Linda is very supportive. She regularly checks in and pushes me to dig into the reasons behind my actions and thoughts.

A.M.·Aug 2019

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Frequently asked questions

Does Linda Blackburn offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Linda Blackburn works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Linda Blackburn speak?

Linda Blackburn speaks English.

How many years of experience does Linda Blackburn have?

Linda Blackburn has 20 years of experience.

Where is Linda Blackburn licensed to practice?

Linda Blackburn is licensed to practice in North Carolina and Virginia.

Does Linda Blackburn accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, Linda Blackburn accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Linda Blackburn offer?

Linda Blackburn offers clients Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Linda Blackburn?

Linda Blackburn can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Linda Blackburn?

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