Linda Smith, MA, LMHC

• Director of Operations

• EMDRIA Certified Therapist

• EMDRIA Approved CIT

Linda is a licensed mental health counselor and trauma therapist who co-founded NWMHA because she couldn't ignore what she kept seeing in the field. She works with adults, teens, and children who struggle with anxiety, trauma responses, emotional reactivity, and burnout — especially when those patterns feel automatic and hard to control.

Her style is warm, grounded, and human - with a lot of eye rolling and sarcasm thrown in! Sessions are structured but flexible, focused on helping clients understand why their reactions happen and how to respond differently — without shame, pressure, or "just try harder" advice. Linda is especially attuned to neurodivergent clients, parents, and first responders, and to people who feel like traditional therapy hasn't quite fit.

Areas of focus

• Trauma and complex trauma

• Anxiety and OCD

• Reactive attachment and relational stress

• Neurodivergence — ADHD and Autism

• First responders, tech industry stress, and burnout

• EMDR therapy and intensives

Services

• EMDR therapy

• EMDR intensives

• EMDR for couples

• ADHD and Autism assessments

• EMDR consultation and supervision for therapists working toward EMDRIA certification and Washington State licensure

Insurance accepted

BCBS, First Choice, Kaiser, Premera, Anthem, Regence, United, Aetna, Ambetter, Carelon, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Ages & populations

Adults, teens, children, couples (for EMDR)