Linda Hazel, LMFT
Tennessee · 35 years in practice
Linda Hazel is a Tennessee-licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, Tennessee
- 543 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1700904992 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Linda
Linda Hazel is a Tennessee-licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage addictions, relationship struggles, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. Linda emphasizes each person’s strengths and respects that they know their own story best.
Clients can expect a calm, direct approach that centers on practical steps. Sessions look at how choices, values, and daily habits affect wellbeing. Linda helps people name what matters to them and then work toward small, concrete changes that reflect those values.
Background and approach
Her work also addresses attachment patterns and how early relationships shape current partnerships. She helps people understand repeated cycles and find new ways to connect and communicate. For those facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, aging concerns, or body image struggles, she combines realistic problem-solving with emotional support.
When addiction or substance concerns are present, Linda focuses on coping strategies, relapse prevention planning, and rebuilding relationship trust. She also offers support around divorce, blended family challenges, and communication breakdowns. Trauma and domestic violence histories are approached with careful pacing and attention to safety.
Linda uses a mix of therapeutic methods to match each person’s needs, including Existential therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based work, client-centered techniques, and cognitive-behavioral tools. She works collaboratively to shape goals and plans that fit each person’s life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Linda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Linda names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Existential Therapy helps people look at life’s big questions such as meaning, choice, and responsibility. It can help when someone feels stuck, uncertain about purpose, or overwhelmed by life transitions.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking action toward them while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic health issues.
Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early bonds affect present relationships and communication. It can help people change repeated patterns and build healthier connections.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to find what fits their goals, needs, and daily life. Sessions may draw from one or more methods and are adjusted over time as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone needs less bandwidth and can be easier to schedule, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Linda commonly address?
She helps people with addictions, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues, plus related concerns like codependency and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She centers your values and uses straightforward steps to help you make changes that matter.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Linda has 35 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns, including chronic pain or illness, caregiver stress, and substance use challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Tennessee LMFT and practices from Tennessee.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
She accepts international clients and can work across different locations according to scheduling and licensing allowances.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and next steps handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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