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Linda Abdelbaki, LMFT

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Linda

Linda Abdelbaki is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 17 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and a wide range of life challenges including relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting struggles, and attention-related issues such as ADHD.

Background and approach

She focuses on building a collaborative atmosphere where clients can explore difficult feelings and practical problems without judgment. Her work emphasizes practical support and emotional validation, guiding clients through transitions like grief, addiction recovery, career shifts, and coping with chronic illness or caregiver stress.

Linda also addresses identity-related matters such as LGBT concerns, family of origin dynamics, blended family issues, and adoption or foster care challenges. Her approach aims to strengthen coping skills, communication, and self-esteem while offering coaching on actionable steps toward meaningful change.

Clients who choose Linda will find a therapist experienced in a broad spectrum of concerns from bipolar and compassion fatigue to eating and sleeping disturbances. She invites people to take the first step toward greater well-being and partners with them to set goals, try new strategies, and build resilience over time.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Linda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that blend emotional support with practical tools. One approach focuses on building coping skills and problem-solving strategies to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and improve daily functioning; this helps clients break down overwhelming problems into manageable steps. Another approach emphasizes processing and healing from trauma and abuse through guided exploration of difficult memories and reactions, aiming to reduce symptom distress and strengthen resilience.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, preferences, and the strategies that feel most helpful, adjusting the plan over time as progress and needs change.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, coordinate sessions around work or caregiving responsibilities, and access support from home or other convenient locations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Linda address?
She supports a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy-related problems, addictions, ADHD, grief, parenting, and career challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental, combining emotional validation with practical guidance to help clients set goals and try new coping strategies.
What is her clinical and professional background?
Linda has 17 years of professional experience working with clients across a broad set of life and mental health challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, holding the credential CA LMFT 53786.
In which language does she offer therapy and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English