Linda Hazel, LMFT

Linda Hazel is a Tennessee licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. Linda meets people where they are and focuses on practical next steps rather than jargon.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions aim to clarify what matters most to each person and to set small, doable goals toward change.

Linda draws on several approaches to guide her work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and to practice new skills. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her toolkit for addressing closeness and connection questions.

People often come with layered concerns like addiction and relationship problems together. Linda helps untangle those patterns and prioritize what to work on first. She offers steady support for the hard practical work of changing behavior, setting boundaries, and rebuilding trust.

Beginning therapy with Linda is presented as a step-by-step process. She helps people set realistic expectations and checks in on progress. The focus is on making therapy useful for everyday life, not on fitting people to a diagnosis.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for addiction, anxiety about relationships, and moving toward a more meaningful life. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how patterns from early relationships affect current behavior and connection. It is often used for intimacy concerns and for understanding recurring relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will try approaches that fit. This is a collaborative process where techniques can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and help continue care across locations for international clients. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and Attachment-based methods to work over distance by using exercises, homework, and focused conversation to track changes and practice new skills.