Linda Young

Linda Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Maryland who brings 25 years of experience in psychosocial assessment and treatment across a range of settings. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in various treatment programs and has served as a mobile crisis clinician, conducting safety assessments in clients' homes, schools, and residential treatment facilities. Her career began in Boston, Massachusetts, where she provided mental health services for about seventeen years before relocating to Maryland in 2013.

Since arriving in Maryland, Linda has continued treating children, adolescents, and adults facing emotional and behavioral challenges, including drug and alcohol addiction. Over the most recent five-year period she has focused on providing therapy to adults in a substance abuse treatment program, supporting those managing symptoms related to depression, anxiety, panic disorder, social phobia, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, chronic medical illness adjustment, and co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns.

Linda holds a Master of Social Work from Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies and Graphic Design from Simmons College. She is a Maryland-licensed clinical social worker, holding the LCSW-C credential (license number 19584). Her practice is collaborative and integrative, blending psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and inner child work, with an emphasis on educating clients about their specific challenges. Linda offers a warm, welcoming approach and begins treatment by building a therapeutic relationship that supports development of strengths-based treatment strategies and an individualized plan.