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Linda Spielman

Linda Spielman, LCSW

North Carolina

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - mood and anxiety care

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Credentials check

Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in Texas
LCSW, licence 36198
Licensed in North Carolina
LCSW, licence C017626
NPI
1730202797
Experience
23 years
Languages
English
Location
North Carolina

These details come from information Linda supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.

AAbout

  • Mood disorders
  • Anxiety and panic
  • Trauma and abuse

About Linda

Linda Spielman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas and North Carolina with 23 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, and life transitions. Linda's practice focuses on everyday problems that get in the way of functioning and relationships.

Linda uses practical strategies and talk therapy to help people manage intense emotions and recurring patterns. She draws on evidence-based techniques alongside psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships and family of origin issues shape current behavior. Sessions include skills practice and direct discussion of current difficulties such as panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, or mood swings.

Her background includes extensive work on self-injury and training educators and health professionals in responding to youth who harm themselves. She also has post-graduate study in Family Systems, Mindfulness, and Attachment approaches, which inform how she sees communication problems and relationship patterns. This experience supports work on issues like guilt, shame, isolation, and identity concerns in midlife.

Linda frames treatment around clear goals and concrete steps. She helps people develop coping tools for daily life and plans for managing crises and setbacks. Sessions aim to reduce distress and increase a person's ability to handle stressors at work, home, and in social life.

People who choose her often want direct guidance as well as space to understand underlying patterns. She works in English and practices in North Carolina, bringing two decades of clinical experience to common and complex mood and anxiety concerns.

BHow sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Linda blends practical skills-based techniques with psychodynamic ideas. Skills-based methods teach concrete strategies for managing intense emotions, panic, and obsessive thoughts. These techniques focus on breathing, grounding, and step-by-step coping so someone can reduce immediate distress and handle triggers more effectively.

Psychodynamic-informed work looks at how early relationships and family of origin issues shape current patterns. That approach helps uncover repeating communication problems, feelings of emptiness, or shame so a person can make different choices in relationships and daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust plans as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel time, and maintain regular contact during stressful periods. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and flexible scheduling to match work or family demands.

CAreas of focus

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)EmptinessFamily of origin issuesGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

23+ years

Listed in

Texas, North Carolina

Languages

English

DQuestions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, attachment issues, OCD symptoms, panic, and mood disorders.

What is her therapeutic style?

She combines practical skills work with psychodynamic thinking to address current problems and underlying relationship patterns. Sessions include skill practice and direct conversation about feelings and behaviors.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 23 years of clinical experience working with mood and anxiety concerns and related issues. Her background includes training educators on self-injury and post-graduate study in related fields.

What credentials and locations are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Texas and North Carolina and practices in North Carolina.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on your location.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session. That begins the intake and scheduling process.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers

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