Linda Duffy, LCSW, LICSW

Linda Duffy is a licensed social worker in Massachusetts with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and addiction. She creates a calm space where clients can share thoughts and feelings without judgment. Linda aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and supported.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. She draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different behaviors. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas to strengthen how people relate to themselves and others.

Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable steps. Linda helps clients build skills for emotion regulation, improve communication, and work through long-standing family of origin issues. She also addresses concerns like codependency, intimacy challenges, and social anxiety in ways that fit each person’s life.

Linda has particular experience supporting people coping with traumatic brain injury-related challenges alongside depression, isolation, or changes in relationships. She brings patience and steady guidance when pace or memory needs to be considered.

Many clients seek help for midlife shifts, life purpose, or end-of-life and hospice related concerns. Linda supports people through guilt, shame, and the process of forgiveness, always working collaboratively to set realistic steps forward.

Approaches that guide online work and progress

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and move toward values-based action. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavioral experiments to reduce symptoms like depression and panic. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people try new ways of relating to others and themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, current needs, and personal preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is made or priorities change.

Confirm session options before booking, since the profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing check-ins during breaks. It can also let people work at a steadier pace when memory, concentration, or energy levels vary. Therapists and licensed professionals adapt tools and homework so they work well in an online setting and fit each person's routine.