
Linda Taylor
Mental Health Social Work Supervisor | She/Her
Linda works on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.
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Linda (she/her) has over twenty years experience in the mental health field as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, a Regulation 7 Family Court Consultant and a Supervisor
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Linda has extensive experience across a broad range of social work and counselling sectors including emergency services, front line workers, victims of crime, clients with PTSD, youth justice, family violence, sexual assault, refugee communities, Aboriginal communities, the ADF and veteran communities, the mental health and health sectors, international development, education, and child protection.
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Linda practices within a trauma-informed framework with her approachable and friendly nature allowing supervisees to feel comfortable and at ease in the supervision space. Linda utilises a number of supervision approaches and aims to provide people with a safe environment to have meaningful and practical conversations.
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Linda has an evidence-based holistic approach to counselling, drawing on a range of therapeutic interventions. Linda has been trained to provide Deep Brain Re-orienting, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Havening Technique, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Exposure Therapy, crisis intervention, grief and loss, compassion-based mindfulness, attachment and trauma-focused therapy, developmental approaches and solution-focused therapy.
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During her free time, Linda enjoys jumping in the boxing ring for a workout. It does wonders for her own mental health and wellbeing.
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Linda provides online supervision sessions for TIF supervisees