Bio
Linda M. Schiavone, MS, MAPP, LPC
Linda Schiavone is a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides individual therapy to adolescents, adults and older adults. Linda earned her Master’s degree in Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Neumann University, a Master of Applied Positive Psychology degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master’s degree in Pharmacology from Drexel University. She also has completed further certifications in Evidence-Based Treatment for OCD and Anxiety, Evidence-Based Parenting and Working with Trauma. Linda’s areas of interest and expertise include developing strategies that promote a more positive mood and lessened anxiety, improving family and social relationships, addressing parenting challenges, navigating personal and professional transitions, and exploring the role of spirituality, faith and religious practices in one’s life. She also enjoys facilitating support groups that address grief and loss, parenting, and life transitions. Her clinical approach is integrative, primarily drawing on cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and the tenets and practices of positive psychology. She also looks to emerging findings in neuroscience to help inform her work with clients and to provide accurate psychoeducation. Married for 40 years and the mother of two young adults, Linda approaches counseling with an authentic, real-life perspective.
