Therapist profile
Linda Pollack, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Addictions
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- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction recovery
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Linda
Linda Pollack is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Arizona with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem concerns, career questions, bipolar disorder, and life changes. She also lists family and parenting among her areas of focus and supports people dealing with related challenges.
Linda offers straightforward, practical sessions. She helps people identify what is getting in the way and build manageable skills to cope. Conversations cover emotions, behaviors, and everyday routines. She draws on approaches shown to help with thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and motivation.
Her background includes long experience running individual and group work for adults and adolescents in life-management, addictions, relapse prevention, anger management, domestic violence, and career development. That breadth informs how she balances short-term skill building with deeper work on relationship patterns and past hurts.
Therapy with her typically combines exercises to shift unhelpful thinking with mindfulness and acceptance strategies that reduce avoidance. She also uses behavioral techniques to change patterns that keep problems going. For people troubled by relationship conflict, elements of the Gottman Method are used to improve communication and manage intense moments.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. She emphasizes strengthening skills people already have, and then adding new tools to manage hard moments and day-to-day stress. If you want to explore whether this style fits, confirm current session options before booking.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online work can fit
Linda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques. ACT focuses on helping people notice what matters most and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear; it can help with values, motivation, and coping with persistent distress. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms such as anxiety and depression. DBT contributes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and more effective interpersonal responses, which can be useful for intense anger or relationship conflict.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match the person's goals and preferences. Sessions start with what the person is struggling with and adapt over time based on progress and feedback.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, and support steady engagement when life is hectic. Some formats may be simpler when bandwidth or time is limited, while others allow for longer check-ins and more interactive exercises. Discussing practical scheduling and format needs is part of the first steps when arranging work together.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a practical, skills-focused approach combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship issues.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working in Arizona with individual and group clients across addiction, mental health, and life-management settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Arizona.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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