Linda Austin

Linda Austin is a counsellor with five years' experience working across a range of settings. She is BACP accredited and offers straightforward, practical support for people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain and other life stresses. Linda speaks English and accepts clients from the United Kingdom and internationally.

Her background includes work in the criminal justice system, domestic abuse services, and drug and alcohol support. She has also run behaviour change interventions and supported people through grief, trauma and compassion fatigue. That variety informs a practical style that aims to be direct and useful.

Linda describes her approach as collaborative. She listens without judgement and treats the client as the expert on their own life. She may offer clear feedback and guidance when requested, and she will sometimes share relevant lived experience to help explain a point.

Therapeutic methods she uses include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Motivational Interviewing alongside mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. Sessions typically focus on realistic steps you can take, building coping strategies, and identifying values and goals that matter to you.

If you are considering therapy, she asks you to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to availability. Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, grief and life changes. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building a trusting, non-judgemental relationship and follows the pace set by the client, which supports work on self-esteem, relationship issues and coping with stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will check in about your goals and preferences and suggest which methods could fit best. That choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as you go along to match what feels most helpful.

The original biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm the available session types before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel, and keep appointments during life transitions. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that suit your schedule and energy levels. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists using ACT and client-centred methods, can adapt exercises and conversations to work well over remote sessions.