Linda Baxter , LPC

Linda Baxter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Chemical Dependency Counselor based in Texas, bringing more than 30 years of experience to her clinical work. She focuses on helping individuals and couples facing depression, grief and loss, crisis situations, addiction, and relationship challenges, offering direct and honest communication to support meaningful change.

Her practice begins from a Client-Centered stance, emphasizing a collaborative relationship and a shared commitment to lasting results. She blends Mindfulness techniques with classic psychodynamic interventions to help clients increase awareness of their thinking patterns and the ways those patterns affect feelings and behavior. These tools are used to support clients in creating sustainable changes aligned with their goals.

With three decades of experience helping people pursue sobriety, Linda approaches addiction treatment with straightforward guidance and ongoing support. She invites serious-minded individuals and couples seeking truth, healing, and personal advancement to reach out for timely assistance and to explore a focused path toward recovery and improved well-being.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Linda Baxter draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a collaborative, respectful therapeutic relationship where the client's experience guides the pace and focus of work. This approach supports self-exploration, stronger decision-making, and improved relationship patterns.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT offers practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges by teaching skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy is incorporated to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, helping clients respond more intentionally to cravings, difficult emotions, and interpersonal triggers.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Linda works with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and recovery commitments. These options allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, practical support in ways that fit a client’s schedule and life circumstances.