Linda Thomas, LISW-CP

Linda Thomas is a clinical social worker practicing in Charleston, South Carolina, with three decades of experience supporting people facing a wide range of life challenges and psychiatric conditions. She holds an MSW from Florida State University and completed formative internships with a Public Defender's Office, where she represented individuals experiencing homelessness and schizophrenia, and at an addictions and detox facility, gaining early hands-on experience in forensic and substance use settings.

Over more than 30 years in the field, Linda has worked across settings and populations, offering assessments, crisis work, and long-term support. In the early 1990s she helped establish one of the first HIV support groups in Atlanta, and her practice has included contracting with the Department of Defense to provide services to active duty military on bases in Germany, Norway, and Greenland. Locally she has also worked with the University of Charleston emergency department conducting psychiatric assessments.

Her clinical credential is LISW-CP, which signifies a Licensed Independent Social Worker with clinical practice authorization. Linda brings extensive experience in addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and family issues, mood and anxiety disorders, and a broad array of other concerns, drawing on years of direct practice in diverse clinical environments.