Linda Comeau, LMFT
Experienced marriage and family therapist
Details
| Name | Linda Comeau |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | Connecticut |
| Licensed in | Connecticut |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 30 |
About Linda
Linda Comeau is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Connecticut. She brings thirty years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship challenges. Linda works with individuals facing life transitions, parenting strain, caregiving stress, and the effects of trauma or emotional abuse.
Her background includes a B.S. in Education from the University of Connecticut, an M.S. in Education, and an M.S. in Counseling focused on marital and family therapy from Central Connecticut State University.
Background and approach
She spent nearly two decades as a public school teacher before moving into mental health practice and has worked across outpatient settings and inpatient psychiatric care. Linda’s approach draws on Narrative therapy alongside cognitive behavioral ideas and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
She also uses attachment-informed perspectives and a client-centered stance to help people tell their stories, test new beliefs, and practice different behaviors. Sessions focus on practical skills like clearer communication, boundary setting, and manageable self-care routines. Clients can expect a warm, strength-based style.
Linda emphasizes realistic expectations and small, steady changes rather than quick fixes. She helps people translate new insights into daily habits that reduce distress and improve relationships. Her work covers many specific concerns, including parenting in blended families, caregiver burden, fertility and cancer-related stress, codependency, anger, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.
Linda values collaboration and encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Grief among the things Linda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Linda among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Linda directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Linda directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT work online
Linda uses Narrative therapy to help people look at the stories they tell about themselves. That work helps separate a person from a problem and makes room for new, more hopeful narratives. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to clarify values and build small, value-driven steps that reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action. Attachment-based ideas are woven in to notice how early relationship patterns affect current connections and intimacy.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist talks with each person about goals and preferences, then tries methods that fit those needs. Clients and therapist check in together about what helps and make adjustments as therapy progresses.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling easier around work, caregiving, and travel. Phone or text can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins, while video can support more relational work like communication practice. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit into a busy life.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help people with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and compassion fatigue, among other areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and strength-based. She blends Narrative ideas with cognitive behavioral strategies and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to focus on stories, thoughts, values, and practical behavior changes.
What experience does she bring?
Linda has thirty years in the mental health field, including work in outpatient settings and inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, plus a long background in education and family therapy.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a Connecticut licensed marriage and family therapist credential (LMFT) and practices in Connecticut.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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