Linda Austin, BACP

Linda Austin is a counsellor with five years' experience who brings a direct, practical style to therapy. She listens carefully and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Linda offers honest feedback and clear guidance when it is wanted, while keeping the work collaborative and grounded.

Her background includes work in the criminal justice system, domestic abuse services and drug and alcohol support. She has also provided behaviour change interventions and helped people with everyday struggles like anxiety and depression. This range of settings gives her experience with practical, real-world problems.

Linda blends approaches that focus on values, present-moment awareness and practical solutions. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness-based techniques and solution-focused work to help people notice what matters, manage difficult thoughts and take small steps forward. Motivational Interviewing supports change when substance use or resistant patterns are involved.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented when that suits the person. Linda can be direct and candid, and she will also share relevant lived experience when it helps the work. The emphasis is on collaboration and making therapy useful in day-to-day life.

People contact her about relationship strain, parenting and family concerns, anger and stress, trauma, grief, eating and body image issues, work-related problems and low mood. She also supports those facing chronic health challenges, caregiver strain, abandonment issues and addiction-related difficulties.

How Linda uses practical therapies online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based steps even when thoughts and feelings are difficult. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, stress and issues that involve getting stuck or avoiding life changes.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on respectful listening, empathy and supporting each person to find their own answers. This approach suits people who want a calm, non-judgemental space to talk through relationship concerns, grief or self-esteem worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Linda will discuss different options and make decisions together based on the person’s goals, needs and preferences. The early sessions often combine practical exercises with time to build trust and clarity about next steps.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Confirming the available options will let you pick what fits your day-to-day routine. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use a break from work or an evening slot more easily.