Linda Young , MD, LCSW-C

Linda Young brings a broad and steady career in mental health care to clients in Maryland, combining clinical training with long experience across settings. She has provided psychosocial assessments and therapeutic interventions for children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of treatment facilities, and has worked as a mobile crises clinician conducting in-home, school, and residential safety assessments for individuals at risk.

Her career began in Boston, Massachusetts, where she delivered mental health services for roughly seventeen years before relocating to Maryland in 2013. Since then she has continued work with clients facing emotional and behavioral challenges, including drug and alcohol addiction. Over the past five years she has focused on offering therapy within a substance abuse treatment program to adults managing depression, anxiety, panic disorder, social phobia, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, adjustment to chronic medical illness, and co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns.

Linda holds an MD and an LCSW-C, with the latter representing a clinical social work license; she also earned a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts from Simmons College. Her practice emphasizes a collaborative approach that weaves psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and inner child work, and she values client education about specific challenges. She is known for a warm, welcoming, and caring manner, beginning treatment by establishing a trusting relationship and building strengths-based therapeutic strategies and a tailored treatment plan.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Linda Young

Linda Young uses a blend of evidence-informed approaches to help clients address a range of concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many daily stressors. Psychodynamic Therapy explores patterns that grew out of early relationships and life experiences, helping clients understand how past dynamics influence current feelings, relationships, and self-concept. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on reducing the impact of traumatic events by processing memories and building coping strategies to manage triggers and symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is done collaboratively. Linda works with each person to evaluate needs, goals, and personal preferences, then tailors methods and pacing so the treatment plan fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility for those balancing work, family, or mobility limitations. Clients can connect by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend sessions from home, and fit therapy into a busy schedule while working with licensed professionals and therapists who adapt approaches to remote formats.