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Linda Richards, LPC

  • Experience21 years
  • LocationWisconsin
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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About Linda

Linda Richards is an LPC with more than two decades of experience working in mental health and trauma-focused care.

Background and approach

She has spent 21 years helping people move beyond the patterns and blind spots that keep them feeling stuck, drawing on clinical work with trauma-related presentations that often appear as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and other persistent difficulties.

Richards emphasizes that traumatic experiences and neglect are common human experiences that shape behavior and emotional responses, and she aims to help clients identify and process those influences so daily functioning and relationships can improve. Her approach blends mind-body techniques and evidence-informed interventions to address intense emotions and habitual reactions.

Richards uses EMDR alongside somatic and trauma-focused methods and integrates psychotherapeutic frameworks to help clients metabolize emotions and restore balance. She works with clients across the lifespan and encourages people to explore therapeutic options without letting fear prevent progress.

Based in Wisconsin, she practices with a focus on restoring equilibrium and helping clients pursue their goals with renewed clarity and resilience.

Integrating trauma-focused approaches with online care

Linda Richards uses EMDR and Attachment-Based approaches alongside mindfulness-informed practice to address how past experiences affect present functioning. EMDR is a structured method that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity, often used for trauma-related symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational experiences shape patterns in current relationships and emotional regulation, helping clients build more supported ways of connecting and responding. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and grounding strategies that can reduce reactivity and improve coping with stress.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative; the therapist works with each person to identify needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods as therapy progresses. This process helps ensure the chosen techniques fit the client’s situation and comfort level rather than being fixed in advance.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging expands access and scheduling flexibility. These formats allow clients to engage from home or other convenient locations, make it easier to maintain consistent sessions amid busy lives, and provide multiple ways to communicate depending on the topic or comfort. Licensed professionals can adapt EMDR-informed interventions, attachment-focused work, and mindfulness practices to these online formats to support ongoing progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
The style blends somatic-based methods, EMDR, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to address both emotional experience and underlying relational patterns. Sessions emphasize understanding patterns and processing difficult memories or sensations.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience in the mental health field with a long-standing focus on trauma and its many presentations.
What credentials and location are listed?
Linda Richards holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Wisconsin with licence number WI LPC 3224-125.
Does she conduct sessions in languages other than English or accept international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers flexible formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCo-morbidityControl issuesDissociationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English

What Linda can help with

Linda Richards works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Linda works with people to get past their "stuck points".

Linda works with trauma disorders, anxiety, and depression.

How Linda approaches therapy

Linda's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Linda uses EMDR and DBT.

Experience and training

Linda is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Wisconsin, with 21 years of clinical experience.