Linda Forde

Meet the Therapist, Linda Forde (she/her)

Therapist, Linda Forde is a Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Psychologist. She has over 13 years of experience working with couples, families, adults, and teens. Linda holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in Psychology and then pursued and completed a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Linda has received additional training in trauma recovery through EMDR training and certification. She has extensive experience working with people impacted by family violence and childhood trauma, and integrating faith traditions into therapy. Linda's 10 years working with Boyle Street Community Lodge has helped her understand and work with unhealthy coping patterns and help individuals, couples, and families connect to healing and move towards the change they desire. Her experience at Alberta Health Services working with teens equips her to understand the unique mental health needs of adolescents. Using a holistic, or whole-picture, approach, Linda can help her patients uncover their strengths, create positive change, and live a happier, more authentic life. 

What Linda Can Help With

Linda can help clients who are struggling due to:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Self-Care + Coping
  • Trauma
  • Cultivating Healthy Relationships
  • Parenting Challenges
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Racialized Trauma
  • Affairs
  • Break-ups, Separation, Divorce
  • Family Violence
  • Boundaries + Communication
  • Interpersonal Problems
  • Life Transitions
  • Identity Concerns
  • Blended Families
  • Parenting after Separation and Divorce
  • Grief and Loss
  • Spiritual and Religious Trauma
  • Other Mental Health Concerns

How Linda Can Help

Linda uses elements of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Structural Family Therapy and mixes these approaches with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Practices, and Mindfulness-based Therapy in counselling. She uses this holistic approach to therapy to explore the multiple interactions between the emotional, physical, psychological, social, and cultural well-being of her clients. This helps her clients develop a greater understanding of their concerns and assists them with beginning to take steps towards thriving in their relationships and in their lives.

A Safe Space to Reflect, Learn, and Grow

Holistic Healing is proud to offer our clients a safe and confidential place where they can reflect, learn, and grow. Our counselling sessions are guided by empathy and understanding, and we work with our patients to find out what is truly causing their problems in life. Once we have narrowed down the root cause of your distress, we work towards instituting healthy coping mechanisms and goals that allow you to measure your progress as the sessions move forward. With us in your corner, you'll have the tools and guidance you need to overcome your issues so you can begin to enjoy life again. 

READY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES CAUSING YOU PAIN?

Sometimes admitting you need help is the hardest part of the whole process. If you’re ready to take that first challenging step towards living a happier life, contact Holistic Healing today to set up a free initial consultation.

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Meet our certified therapists, Adam, Selena, Danielle, and Shaheen. No matter what you want to work on, we have a therapist to help. Our Counsellors focus on helping you feel at ease by allowing you to feel heard and understood. By using a holistic, or whole picture approach, our trained Counsellors can help their patients live a happier, more authentic life. Our therapists offer adult counselling, couples counselling, and adolescent/teen counselling. Interested in learning more? Need to book a session? Contact Us here.

LIVE A HAPPIER LIFE

Counselling doesn’t just have to be for those who have reached a crisis situation. If you want to live a happier life by discussing the issues that are causing you stress, anxiety, or fear, contact Holistic Healing today to book your free initial consultation.