Linda Blackburn, LCSW

Linda Blackburn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, and life changes.

She trained first as a registered nurse and later completed a Master of Social Work through an advanced standing program at East Carolina University. That background included psychiatric nursing with adolescents and adults, and a long history of outpatient counseling work. She has run her own practice and taught entry-level social work courses as an adjunct professor.

In sessions she uses several practical approaches, drawing from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She aims to match methods to what the person needs in the moment and to work together on clear goals.

Linda has led day-long seminars on grief, bereavement, and loss and has focused more recently on treatment ideas informed by neuroscience. She places emphasis on respect and a nonjudgmental stance when talking about painful topics like family of origin issues, caregiver stress, infidelity, and end-of-life concerns.

People who choose her often want straightforward help with coping skills, clearer thinking about difficult decisions, and practical strategies for day-to-day life. To begin, the site matching process and an initial session are used to set goals and plan the next steps.

How her approaches translate to online work