Linda Flynn

Compassionate trauma-informed therapist focused on recovery

LCSW Kentucky

Experience: 15 years in practice
Focus areas: Addictions, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Linda

Linda Flynn is an LCSW with 15 years of clinical experience who centers treatment on restoring emotional safety and rebuilding self-trust after prolonged relational trauma and addiction.

Background and approach

She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside trauma-informed, client-centered work to help people untangle patterns of manipulation, gaslighting, and control that undermine wellbeing.

Her practice focuses on recovery from narcissistic abuse, addiction, and depression while also addressing a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, stress, intimacy-related issues, family and communication problems, eating and body image concerns, bipolar disorder, and caregiver stress. Flynn also attends to related issues like abandonment, attachment challenges, codependency, chronic illness, and career or parenting stresses.

Clients can expect collaborative, strengths-based care that blends practical symptom-focused strategies with attention to deeper relational wounds. Licensed in Kentucky (KY LCSW 1472), she offers services in English and accepts international clients, working to help people develop sustainable coping skills, clearer boundaries, and a renewed sense of agency.

Integrating approaches for online healing and coping

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and provides practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change unhelpful patterns that sustain addictions or relationship difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and ongoing relational patterns shape emotional responses and helps people develop more supported ways of relating and regulating emotions after experiences like abandonment or chronic invalidation.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try evidence-informed techniques, and adjust the plan as needs evolve so that treatment matches personal values and situation rather than following a one-size-fits-all script.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or connect across distances. These formats support ongoing progress with accessible check-ins and tools that reinforce skills learned in sessions, while allowing licensed professionals to tailor pacing and methods to each clients circumstances.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Her work includes addictions, relational and trauma-related issues, depression, anxiety, stress, intimacy and family problems, eating and body image concerns, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue among other challenges.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

She uses a trauma-informed, collaborative, and strengths-based approach integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with attachment-focused and client-centered techniques, and may draw on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and existential ideas when helpful.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 15 years of clinical experience working with complex relational trauma, addiction recovery, and mood disorders.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is licensed as an LCSW in Kentucky with license number KY LCSW 1472 and practices out of Kentucky.

Does she work with nonlocal or international clients?

Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

Which session formats are available?

She offers a variety of online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription 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 then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Kentucky

Languages

English