1975-80 University of Washington, simultaneous degrees in Music and Psychology.
1982-85 Western Washington University, Masters in Psychology, counseling with special stipend to work and do thesis about mental health services with American Indians.
1984-91 Seattle Indian Health Board—therapist, administrator—worked with children, survivors of trauma and abuse (both physical and sexual), both children and adults, domestic violence, family issues related to substance use, depression, anxiety, family therapy
1991-93 Central Area Mental Health/Therapeutic Health Services—supervisor of children’s program in an African American focused agency
1991-2000 Seattle Mental Health/Sound Mental Health—worked with school based program, homeless youth and high risk youth programs as therapist and administrator, some opportunities working with adults and families
1991-present Private Practice—Current focus is with adults and couples. I treat anxiety, mood disorders, pre-marital, relationship, marital concerns and loss and grief.
Past experience includes children, families, and a number of adult mental health concerns. I am a certified Native American/Alaskan Native and child specialist per WAC guidelines. In the past I have consulted with other professionals working with special therapeutic concerns. I worked with adult trauma survivors and families going through the process of divorce.
SPECIALTIES
Native American/ Alaskan Native counselor.
Washington State certification as child specialist.
I no longer work with children under 18 years directly.
Training in EMDR, EFT therapies
PUBLICATIONS
Anderson, Linda M.S., Putnam, Julia, MSW, DCSW, Sinclair-Daisy,
Fransing, Ph.D. and Squetimkin-Anquoe, Annette, M.A.,(1999)
American-Indian and Alaskan-Native single parents. In C. L. S
chmitz and S. Steiger Tebb Eds.), Diversity in single-parent
families: working from strength (pp. 35-68).Families
International, Inc. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Robinson, Elizabeth A. & Anderson, L. (1983).Family adjustment,
parental attitudes, and social desirability. Journal of Abnormal
Child Psychology, 11(2), 247-256.
