Rae Linkous

She frames therapy as a collaborative process that emphasizes building connection and practical skills so clients can move past trauma, grief, anger, and patterns that limit their wellbeing. Rae’s direct, down-to-earth manner supports clear goal-setting and honest conversations about the barriers that keep someone from living fully.

Her clinical approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered and solution-focused methods, and she draws on somatic and trauma-informed techniques when addressing the effects of severe stress and abuse. Rae’s background includes work in residential treatment, outpatient practice, and early-career placements at a domestic violence shelter and in school-based therapeutic programs.

Over a decade of practice has given her experience addressing issues such as mood disorders, self-esteem struggles, family conflict, and compassion fatigue. Rae earned a BS covering biology, chemistry, and psychology, then completed an M.Ed. in Human Services and Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

She holds TN LPC 4314 and VA LPC 0701011598 and practices in Virginia, offering a pragmatic, education-minded style that helps clients understand how trauma and stress affect the brain and behavior.