Linda Kartell, LCSW

Linda Kartell is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida with 24 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, LGBT concerns, and career matters. Linda approaches care with a respect for each person's strengths and life experience. She encourages people to take the first step and recognizes how that takes courage.

Linda uses a client-centered approach that puts the person's goals at the center of sessions. She listens first, asks about what matters most, and helps people notice the strengths they already have. Conversations aim to turn those strengths into practical steps for reducing anxiety, easing depressive symptoms, and improving relationship patterns.

In sessions she partners with people to identify options and try small changes. That might look like rehearsing a difficult conversation, weighing a career choice, or working through feelings of guilt, shame, or isolation. She also pays attention to issues like forgiveness and life purpose when those topics come up.

Linda frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people set realistic goals and checks progress along the way. If you want a therapist who listens, helps you name your resources, and supports steady steps forward, she may be a good match.

To begin, clients follow the site's matching process and schedule sessions based on therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How client-centered work adapts to online therapy

Client-centered therapy places the client’s voice and goals first. It relies on active listening, open questions, and helping people recognize their own strengths. This approach is often used for stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, depression, and exploring feelings like guilt or isolation.

In practice, client-centered work online means the therapist focuses on your priorities during each session. The clinician will ask about what you want to change, reflect what they hear, and collaborate with you on small, practical steps. That collaborative tone helps tailor sessions to career decisions, relationship challenges, or questions about life purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with you to decide if client-centered methods fit your needs and adjust the plan as you go. You and the therapist make decisions together about goals and what feels most helpful.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help fit sessions into a busy life, whether you need shorter check-ins on a workday or longer slots for deeper conversations. Many people find remote sessions reduce travel time and let them keep continuity of care despite changing schedules.