Linda Skinner
Psychologist, PsyBA General (she, her)
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325 Albany Highway, Victoria Park, WA 6100
Let's Connect (08) 6007 3295
Linda has over ten years of clinical experience working in mental health services across the public, private and not for profit sectors. Linda’s therapeutic approach is warm, empathic and person centred. She believes that each client is the expert of their own life and provides a safe therapeutic space where she works collaboratively with clients to identify and achieve goals, bring about life enhancing positive change and improve social and emotional wellbeing. In addition to working in private practice, Linda works in a local community hospice providing specialised palliative care and bereavement counselling services.
Linda enjoys working with adults 20+ from all cultures and walks of life. She is able to work with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, grief and loss, relationship, parenting and family challenges, significant life transitions, and the difficulties associated with the diagnosis of a chronic or life limiting illness.
Linda’s work is strengths based and trauma informed. She tailors her therapeutic approach to suit the unique needs of each client, drawing from a range of evidence based therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Interpersonal and Existential Therapies and Schema Therapy.
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Linda Skinner
- In Practice for 14 Years
- Degree/Diploma from Curtin University in (B.Psych) Bachelor of Psychology / 2008
- M.Psych (Counselling Psychology), M.Psych (Counselling Psychology), Graduated 2012
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Bereavement
- Life Transitions
- Women's Issues
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- End of life issues
- Infertility
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Cancer ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Cancer ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Existential
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Informed
Location
Nearby Areas
Take the first step to help. Call now - (08) 6007 3295
Linda Skinner
Psychologist, PsyBA General
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2023