Linda Dollen, LMHC
Iowa · 20 years in practice
Linda Dollen is a licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles.
License and registration
- LMHC, Iowa
- 073540 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1295271856 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Linda
Linda Dollen is a licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She works with concerns like self-esteem, grief, addiction, trauma, and career stress. Linda aims to make conversations clear and practical so people can take small steps forward.
She uses a straightforward style in sessions. Linda listens closely and asks questions to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
She offers tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to help reframe negative thoughts and build healthier habits. Linda also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take action in spite of difficult feelings. Client-centered techniques shape sessions so people feel heard while they set their own goals.
Systemic ideas inform her view of relationships and family patterns. That perspective helps when communication problems, blended family issues, or family-of-origin concerns affect day-to-day life. She looks at how interactions shape feelings and behavior.
Practical skills are part of the work. Linda teaches coping strategies for anger, sleep, and attention challenges, and she supports people facing life transitions such as divorce, adoption and foster care matters, or aging-related stress. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused.
Linda helps people identify small, doable steps toward clearer communication, steadier mood, and better daily functioning.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Linda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Linda names
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Linda's Approaches Translate to Online Care
Linda often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action even when feelings are difficult. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing what matters most, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers sessions on the person's experience and goals. That approach emphasizes empathic listening and respect for each person's pace and decisions. Systemic ideas shape how she looks at patterns between people and within family systems to address communication problems and relationship stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Linda collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adjust techniques over time based on what helps most.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls support face-to-face interaction and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, coaching-style support, or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility to meet at convenient times and keep therapy consistent across life changes.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Linda help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, addictions, trauma, grief, self-esteem, and many related challenges listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative. She listens, helps people notice unhelpful patterns, and offers tools to make small changes toward their goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Linda has 20 years of counseling experience working with a wide range of emotional and life concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an IA LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Iowa, and she practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Linda?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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