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My name is Linda Culver and I am nationally certified as a Master Addiction Counselor (through NAADAC), and licensed in the State of Indiana both as a Mental Health Counselor and a Clinical Addiction Counselor. I have experience working in hospitals, residential treatment centers, and outpatient counseling settings with many kinds of individuals ages 12 - 90. Being licensed in both addiction and mental health, my first love is helping people who are in 12 Step recovery with "outside issues" when additional support that does not contradict basic recovery principles is needed/desired. Typically, I am is cognitive-behavioral in orientation, with a focus on thinking/reframing and choices/behavior, and I strongly believe that learning to experience and effectively cope with feelings is key to more effective coping and a better life. I truly believe that "no situation is hopeless," that no problem is so difficult that it cannot be improved, and that no unhappiness is so great that it cannot be lessened (tenets of recovery programs). When adjustment to change is difficult, when grief and loss are overwhelming, or when stress seems overpowering, I believe that it makes a huge difference to "walk though" the adjustment, grief and/or stress with someone else, and talking about it (or sometimes talking about talking about it) is the first step towards learning to manage, feeling better, and resolving issues. Feel free to choose any method of communication that feels most comfortable for you, and to ask any questions you might have. You don't have to know how or that this might work to start the process! Congratulations on getting started!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Blended Family Issues, Body Image, Cancer, Caregiver Issues and Stress, Chronic Pain Illness and Disability, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication Problems, Control Issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Divorce and Separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and Shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Isolation / Loneliness, Life Purpose, Midlife Crisis, Money and Financial Issues, Mood Disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic Stress, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social Anxiety and Phobia, Women's Issues, Workplace Issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
IN LMHC 39001427A
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Linda Culver. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Linda is fantastic. She is empathetic and understanding, while also offering extremely valuable and actionable advice you can implement into your situation. She'll let you vent if you need to vent, and she will guide you if you don't know where to start. She has experience helping others with a variety of issues and this experience shows. She seems to have wonderful coping mechanism for every type of situation! Linda is amazing and I would recommend her to anyone.
Written on Aug 31, 2023 after therapy with Linda for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, and bipolar disorder
The best therapist I’ve ever had. I look forward to talking to her every week!
Written on Aug 17, 2023 after therapy with Linda for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting issues, coping with life changes, and adhd
Linda has been very successful with helping me. She is always attentive to me and I am very grateful for her as my therapist!
Written on Jul 11, 2023 after therapy with Linda for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I feel seen, heard and validated! I am grateful I did this!! Excellent!
Written on Jun 30, 2023 after therapy with Linda for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Linda is absolutely amazing. She listens to me and gives me many different solutions to help me navigate through any situation. She has helped me tremendously. I couldn't have asked for a better person to help! 10/10 would recommend!!
Written on Jun 16, 2023 after therapy with Linda for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
Linda is friendly, responsive and provides insights on alternative perspectives or solutions to common relationship issues.
Written on Jun 11, 2023 after therapy with Linda for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
