Linda is a social cognitive specialist who provides individualized coaching and consultation services for people to improve their social communication, emotional intelligence, and executive functioning skills for professional, personal, and social growth.

Developing her expertise over the past 17 years as a speech-language pathologist and social cognitive specialist, Linda has worked in the public education setting, in private practice, and most recently at the internationally renowned Social Thinking clinic in San Jose, California.  

Linda integrates frameworks and strategies rooted in social learning, cognitive behavioral therapy and executive functioning management to help people increase their self-awareness, navigate the social world, and improve their organizational thinking.  She recognizes that successful and lasting behavior change is not an easy task.  Therefore, building relationships and working in partnership with her clients are paramount to her coaching process.  

Given her speech-language pathology background, Linda also provides accent modification services for professionals seeking to increase their speech intelligibility and communication confidence when speaking Standard American English.  

Linda graduated magna cum laude from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development, and she earned her Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders at Pennsylvania State University in 2000.