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Linda Scaturro

Linda Scaturro

LCSW

New York

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Warm, practical support for anxiety and life changes

  • Conversational style
  • Strengths based
  • Goal focused

About Linda

Linda Scaturro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 25 years of experience in healthcare settings. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions. Linda also supports those coping with grief, addiction concerns, panic disorder and panic attacks, and issues linked to aging.

Her sessions are conversational and down to earth. She listens closely and treats people with respect and compassion. Linda uses a strengths-based, client-focused way of working to help people build useful life skills.

Linda often uses practical, goal-oriented steps alongside thoughtful listening. She helps people set small, achievable goals and practices that can reduce day-to-day distress. Mindfulness tools and problem-solving strategies are woven into sessions when they fit the person's needs.

Her background includes long experience in healthcare, which shapes an understanding of how life events and health changes affect mood and functioning. This helps when addressing caregiver stress, aging-related concerns, and blended family or communication problems.

People come to Linda for steady, respectful support and straightforward guidance. She sees therapy as a collaborative process and works with each person to figure out what matters most. The aim is to build skills that make everyday life feel more manageable and purposeful.

How Linda Uses Talk Therapy and Practical Tools Online

Linda blends Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral approaches in a straightforward, down-to-earth way. Client-Centered work means listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters to the person. It helps when someone needs space to talk, explore feelings, and set personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors with small steps; it is useful for anxiety, panic attacks, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Linda treats therapy as a collaboration and will help you decide which methods match your goals and preferences. She checks in about what is working and adjusts the plan as you go.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session would be harder to schedule. They also let people use mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets between meetings so progress can continue between sessions.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Linda help with?

She works with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship issues, panic disorder and panic attacks, grief, addictions, and many life transition concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is conversational, interactive, and down to earth. She focuses on active listening, respect, and a strengths-based, patient-centered process.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of experience working in healthcare settings and community practice.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She is based in New York and holds an LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin the process?

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