Linda Guidry, LPC
Louisiana · 16 years in practice
Linda Guidry is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, and mood concerns.
License and registration
- LPC, Louisiana
- 4416 · expires June 2027
- LPC, Alaska
- 177868 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1649561739 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Linda
Linda Guidry is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, and mood concerns. She presents a calm, practical style and focuses on clear goals so clients can move forward. Her work is direct and down-to-earth, aimed at restoring balance and hope.
Linda earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership, Guidance, and Counseling from the University of New Orleans and holds the LPC credential. She has practiced in mental health since 2004 and has 16 years of clinical experience in a range of settings.
Background and approach
Those settings include independent practice, foster care services, a day program for adults with chronic illness, and nonprofit work. Her approach centers on the person sitting across from her. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to build understanding and trust, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness to teach emotion regulation and grounding skills.
She also incorporates hypnotherapy when appropriate for relaxation and focused change. Sessions typically include goal setting, practical skills training, and chances to talk through painful experiences. Linda also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care issues, and complex mood disorders.
She aims to help clients make choices that fit their values and daily lives. Linda works from Louisiana and is licensed in Louisiana and Alaska. She speaks English and offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling the first appointment.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Linda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Linda names
- Hypnotherapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Linda’s Approaches Work Online
Linda uses several practical methods that translate well to online work. Hypnotherapy involves relaxed, focused attention paired with guided suggestions to help with stress reduction and habit change; it can support issues like anxiety and sleep concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches people to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and listening carefully so clients feel understood and can lead their own progress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Linda will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they choose techniques to try and adjust them over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work during life transitions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can Linda help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is empathetic and goal oriented. Sessions focus on practical tools, gentle exploration, and steps clients can try between meetings.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has worked in the mental health field since 2004 and brings 16 years of clinical experience across independent practice, foster care, day programs, and nonprofit settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed to practice in Louisiana and Alaska; her listed location is Louisiana.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and are charged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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