Linda Burroughs , LMSW

Linda Burroughs is a Michigan licensed social worker with 35 years of clinical and administrative experience supporting individuals and families through life transitions. She holds an LMSW, a Michigan social work license, and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan. Throughout a long career she has worked in agencies addressing the medical, social, and emotional needs of both children and adults, provided home-based services for people with physical disabilities, supported at-risk mothers, and assisted adults coping with depression, anxiety, and loss.

Her background also includes roles as a school social worker, administrator of special education programs, principal of an early childhood building, and adjunct professor, experiences that contributed to a broad skill set and deep clinical knowledge. She uses that foundation to help people increase self-awareness, build practical coping strategies, and pursue sustained well-being. Linda emphasizes that personal growth often requires effort and commitment, and she focuses on listening, collaborating on positive strategies, and recognizing progress along the way.

Her work spans concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, career adjustments, depression, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and aging and geriatric issues, informed by both clinical training and decades of hands-on practice.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Linda often draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening with empathy and helping clients identify their own goals and strengths. This approach supports people working through relationship concerns, self-esteem issues, grief, and major life changes by emphasizing personal insight and empowerment.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and anger. CBT offers structured strategies for changing thought-behavior cycles and building coping techniques that apply to daily life.

Mindfulness Therapy is another tool she incorporates, offering straightforward practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. These techniques can be useful for stress reduction, managing strong emotions, and improving attention and resilience.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Linda works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. Licensed professionals and therapists may blend these approaches to create a personalized plan.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make scheduling more flexible and allow people to access care from home or other convenient locations. These formats support continuity of care and make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives.