Linda Kartell, LCSW

Licensed in Florida · 24 years in practice

Linda Kartell is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW3969 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1861585176 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 24
Languages: English

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About Linda

Linda Kartell is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, or feeling depressed. She also supports those dealing with relationship concerns, career questions, and issues related to LGBT identity.

Linda focuses on practical steps people can take right now to feel a little steadier. She believes clients are the experts on their own lives. Sessions focus on discovering the strengths and resources each person already has.

Background and approach

That means looking for small changes that make daily life easier. Progress is built one step at a time rather than aiming for quick fixes. Linda uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person’s priorities at the center.

Conversations are guided by what matters most to the client. She listens for patterns linked to guilt, shame, or isolation and helps clients try different ways of responding. Specific concerns she often addresses include forgiveness, overcoming shame, and finding purpose.

She also helps people manage loneliness and the stress that comes from work or life transitions. The work can include short-term problem-solving or longer conversations about meaning and direction. Linda makes starting therapy straightforward.

She respects the courage it takes to reach out and focuses on building a working relationship that feels realistic. Her style is warm, steady, and focused on usable tools people can try between sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Linda names

Client-Centered Therapy

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Online support

Client-centered care delivered online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and perspective. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to identify strengths and resources. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and questions about life purpose because it centers what matters most to the client.

In sessions that address guilt, shame, or loneliness, the therapist helps people name what they’re feeling and try new ways of responding. The work often includes short practical exercises and discussions about small changes to daily routines that can reduce distress over time.

Deciding which method fits best is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, and then shape the approach collaboratively. That way the plan matches the client’s needs rather than a fixed model.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video can support more natural conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text messages are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches in ways that feel manageable.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Linda help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression, LGBT concerns, and career questions. Additional focus areas include forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation or loneliness, and life purpose.

What is her therapeutic style?

She practices client-centered therapy, which means sessions follow the client’s goals and priorities. The work emphasizes listening, identifying strengths, and finding practical steps to try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 24 years of professional experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in Florida as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices from that state.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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