Linda Dollen, LMHC

Linda Dollen is a licensed mental health counselor in Iowa with 20 years of experience helping people navigate emotional challenges and life changes. As an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor, she combines practical strategies with compassionate listening to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and family issues, and addiction. Her practice also focuses on areas like trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, parenting, career concerns, and ADHD, meeting each client where they are and tailoring support to individual needs.

Linda emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered approach that encourages exploration and growth without judgment. She supports clients working through communication difficulties, intimacy-related struggles, and major transitions, offering tools to build resilience and regain balance. Her work includes attention to specialized concerns such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, attachment and family of origin issues, and substance-related problems.

Clients can expect personalized guidance grounded in evidence-informed methods, with an emphasis on practical coping skills and deeper insight. Whether addressing short-term difficulties or long-standing patterns, Linda aims to help people find clearer direction, improved relationships, and greater emotional wellbeing through thoughtful, respectful therapeutic support.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Linda draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered work to shape online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take steps toward a meaningful life while learning to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical skills to change behaviors and improve mood, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens closely and helps clients explore their own goals and insights.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Linda collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time so care feels relevant and effective.

Online therapy options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules, reduce travel time, and make it easier to maintain continuity of care. Working remotely allows clients and licensed professionals to focus on progress in ways that match daily life and personal routines.