Linda Austin
Straightforward, person-centred counselling that listens
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About Linda
Linda Austin uses straightforward, person-centred counselling to help people handle life when it feels hard. She keeps sessions direct and practical, and she shares honest feedback when it will help. Linda also listens without judgement and treats each person as the expert on their own life.
She has five years of experience working across many settings, including criminal justice, domestic abuse support, and drug and alcohol services. That background shapes how she responds to anger, addiction, trauma, and relationship challenges.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with anxiety, depression and the daily stresses of life. Linda draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred work and mindfulness. In sessions she helps people notice what really matters to them, build small practical steps and stay present with difficult feelings.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are also part of her toolkit for setting realistic goals and keeping progress moving. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including parenting and family matters, grief, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career questions and managing chronic illness or pain. She also addresses specific themes like abandonment, attachment and body image when these come up in conversation.
Sessions are collaborative and tailored to the individual. Linda aims to balance straight-talking guidance with empathic listening so clients can find clearer choices and manageable ways forward.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 406830
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Linda's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Linda works with
Everything Linda lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Linda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Linda works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be collaborative. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt techniques as therapy progresses. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods suit day-to-day life and the issues being addressed.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel. It can shorten travel time, allow a quicker check-in between commitments and make regular sessions simpler to maintain. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and mindfulness work to suit remote meetings so progress can continue even when in-person sessions are not practical.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can be discussed in sessions?
Linda works with a broad range of concerns including relationships, parenting, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief and self-esteem. She also helps with career worries, chronic illness and communication problems.
How would you describe the counselling approach?
She uses a blend of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred work and mindfulness alongside motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques. The emphasis is on practical steps and staying connected to personal values.
What is Linda's professional background?
Linda has five years of clinical experience and has worked in criminal justice, domestic abuse services and drug and alcohol support, among other settings.
Where is the counsellor based and how is she accredited?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation as supplied in her profile.
Which languages are available for therapy sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have online or remote sessions?
Please confirm current session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific session types. The therapist's profile will indicate confirmed options when scheduling.
How are fees and payment organised?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
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