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Dr. Linda is a nationally recognized author and speaker with an impressive list of television and radio credits.
She is an Approved Supervisor and Clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Diplomat in Social Work. Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Social Worker, Dr. Linda has been in clinical practice for over 20 years with specialties in eating issues and relationships.
Dr. Linda is an assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School. She has served as an adjunct in the School of Psychology and Counseling at Regent University and in the Graduate Psychology Department at Wheaton College. She also served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Eastern Virginia Medical School and held a clinical research position at the University of South Florida's Florida Mental Health Institute.
She writes professionally and for the mass market and hosts her own web site, www.drlindahelps.com. A regular columnist and contributor to several magazines, Dr. Linda has published numerous print articles as well as written for academic journals.
Dr. Mintle is the author of sixteen books: Kids Killing Kids, a book about preventing teen violence; Getting Unstuck, a book to help free women from depression, anxiety and eating disorders; Divorce Proofing Your Marriage, a divorce prevention book endorsed by Dr. Laura and recently re-titled, I married You, Not Your Family; Breaking Free, a six booklet series covering the topics of depression, anger and unforgiveness, negative self-image, stress, anorexia and bulimia, and compulsive overeating; A Daughter's Journey Home: Finding a way to love, honor and connect with your mother, a book designed to help mothers and daughters develop more intimate connections; Lose it for Life, a book co-authored with Stephen Arterburn that presents a holistic plan for losing weight and keeping it off; Overweight Kids, newly retitled, Raising Healthy Kids in an unhealthy world, written to help parents deal with the current epidemic of childhood obesity and overweight; Making Peace With Your Thighs, a book designed to help women accept their bodies, get off the scales and on with their lives; and her latest Press Pause Before You Eat, a book to help you say goodbye to mindless eating and hello to the joys of eating.
Dr. Linda is a regular speaker at national and local conferences. In addition, she lectures at colleges and universities as a Staley Distinguished Scholar Lecturer. She has appeared many times on national television and radio programs and was the resident expert for ABC Family's Living the Life television show for seven years. She is currently a national news contributor.
Dr. Linda received her Ph.D. from Old Dominion University in Urban Health Services and Clinical Psychology. She has a Masters degree in Social Work and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Communications, both from Western Michigan University. Married for 31 years and the mother of two, Dr. Linda currently lives in Virginia with her family.
