Linda Gardepe, LCSW, LICSW
Pennsylvania · 11 years in practice
Linda Gardepe is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts with 11 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Pennsylvania
- CW023629 · expires February 2027
- LICSW, Massachusetts
- 127831 · expires April 2026
- NPI
- 1023721099 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Linda
Linda Gardepe is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma, or questions about identity and purpose. She aims to make the first step easier and encourages anyone taking it to feel proud of themselves.
Linda keeps sessions straightforward and calm. She listens without judgment and helps clients name what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Sessions often include practical tools and gentle reflection to reduce distress and increase daily coping. Her work draws on several approaches, including client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral strategies, to address patterns of thinking and feeling. She also uses mindfulness techniques to build present-moment awareness and EMDR to process traumatic memories when that fits a client’s needs.
Linda has supported people dealing with chronic pain, blended family challenges, communication breakdowns, postpartum depression, panic attacks, phobias, and obsessive thoughts. She also addresses issues like guilt, shame, eating concerns, and life purpose in clear, step-by-step conversations. Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and she works with people in English, including international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Linda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Career difficulties
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Linda names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Linda uses client-centered work to create a listening space where clients guide the pace and topics of sessions, helping people feel heard and respected. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and obsessive thoughts. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is offered as a way to process troubling memories and trauma when it fits a client's needs and goals.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Linda collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they review options and adjust the plan as progress and preferences evolve.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or work when bandwidth is limited. Chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, follow-up notes, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep momentum between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Linda help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, LGBT concerns, and career questions.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is direct and compassionate, focusing on listening without judgment and using practical tools to reduce distress and build coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
Linda has 11 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and is licensed in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts while based in Pennsylvania.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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