Linda Benvenuti, LMHC

Linda Benvenuti is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Rhode Island with 20 years of clinical and coaching experience. She combines solution-focused work with cognitive behavioral strategies and positive psychology to help clients move past obstacles and build practical skills for daily life. Her practice centers on helping people manage stress and anxiety, strengthen self-esteem, navigate career and educational goals, and cope with major life transitions such as divorce, retirement, and midlife change.

Linda has experience supporting a wide range of clients including high school seniors, college students, working adults, caregivers, active military and veterans. She works with individuals and families facing relationship and parenting challenges, chronic pain or illness, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, depression, and issues related to attachment, abandonment, guilt, and shame. As a practitioner who values diversity, equity, inclusion, and neurodiversity, she draws on clients strengths and practical coaching techniques to help them set goals, build resilience, and move toward a more balanced, purposeful life. Linda welcomes clients in Rhode Island and international clients for remote therapy sessions.

Evidence-informed approaches for online care and life change

Linda often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical strategies for reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. This approach focuses on shaping daily habits and problem-solving skills that support clearer thinking and emotional regulation.

She also integrates solution-focused and positive psychology practices that highlight strengths, set achievable goals, and encourage small, steady steps toward meaningful change. These brief, goal-oriented methods work well for career planning, life transitions, and improving motivation and self-esteem.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Linda works with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time so therapy stays relevant and effective.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, school, caregiving, and geography. Remote therapy makes it easier to maintain consistent appointments, access support from wherever the client is located, and integrate therapeutic work into everyday life.