Linda Griffin, LPC

Linda Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a certified LPC Supervisor with 39 years of experience supporting individuals through life transitions and emotional challenges. With a Master of Arts in Counseling and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership - a doctoral degree focused on leadership in educational settings - she blends clinical training with decades of work in academic administration, including roles as director of Counseling Services and university Dean of Student Development. This background in teaching and higher education informs a practice grounded in lifelong learning and skills-building.

Linda emphasizes self-efficacy and the development of self-authorship across the lifespan, drawing on Baxter Magolda’s tandem bicycle metaphor to describe a collaborative therapeutic stance: the client steers while the therapist provides information, encouragement, and guidance. Her primary methods include client-centered techniques, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and motivational interviewing, and she adapts interventions to fit each person’s integrity and needs. She has experience addressing depression, anxiety, anger, relationship conflict, career exploration, eating concerns, self-esteem, grief and loss, panic, sexual orientation and gender identity matters, and academic skill building.

In practice, Linda helps people conceptualize concerns, set clear objectives for change, and identify practical interventions to reach those goals. Her approach prioritizes empowering clients to define their direction and build the skills needed for sustained personal growth.