{"id":6848,"date":"2020-02-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safeharbour.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/counselors\/dr-linda-buckmon-phd-lcpc\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:41:40","slug":"linda-buckmon","status":"publish","type":"counselors","link":"https:\/\/safeharbour.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/?counselors=linda-buckmon","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Linda Buckmon, PhD, LCPC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Practicing Since: 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Buckmon offers therapeutic services for mind, body, and spirit. She holds the philosophy that an individual can go above or beyond (a limit, expectation, etc.) and reach a quality of excellence.&nbsp;Dr. Buckmon utilizes an integrated, holistic approach based on&nbsp;the individual need of each person.&nbsp;She assists each unique individual with establishing personal goals and she will work with you fervently to pursue your goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Buckmon&nbsp;holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Master\u2019s degree in Counseling Psychology, Bachelor\u2019s&nbsp;Degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice, and Associate\u2019s&nbsp;Degree in General Studies with a concentration in English.&nbsp;She is also a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor Level II, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Dr. Buckmon has more than thirty years of training and experience working with substance abuse, mental health, and traumatic stress as a clinician and training provider.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Dr. Buckmon has brought traumatology into forensic settings and&nbsp;has&nbsp;worked with difficult populations including criminal offenders. Dr. Buckmon&nbsp;is&nbsp;active in her community volunteering in various advocacy activities through her sorority Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Buckmon is licensed in the state of Maryland #LC7579.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7899,"template":"","locations":[96,97,39],"insurance":[22,23,35,36,64,51],"issues":[53,54,19,57,58,26,27,60,33,42,67,44,45,49,69,50],"gender":[76],"age_groups":[18],"language":[28],"treatment_orientation":[72,59,24,74,62,40,41,77,47],"video_counseling":[52],"demographics":[30,63,37],"zip_code":[],"care":[],"accepting_new_clients":[405],"class_list":["post-6848","counselors","type-counselors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","locations-bowie-condo","locations-bowie-md","locations-maryland","insurance-carefirst-bluecross-blueshield","insurance-cigna","insurance-johns-hopkins-ehp","insurance-johns-hopkins-usfhp","insurance-medicare","insurance-united-healthcare","issues-abuse-neglect","issues-add-adhd","issues-anxiety-panic","issues-bipolar-disorder","issues-chronic-illness-pain","issues-depression","issues-divorce","issues-eating-disorders","issues-anger-management","issues-ocd","issues-personality-disorders","issues-addiction-process-i-e-food-gambling-other","issues-self-esteem-self-worth","issues-addiction-substance-i-e-drug-alcohol","issues-suicidal-ideation","issues-ptsd","gender-female","age_groups-adults-18","language-english","treatment_orientation-adlerian-therapy","treatment_orientation-client-centered-therapy","treatment_orientation-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cbt","treatment_orientation-cognitive-processing-therapy-cpt","treatment_orientation-gestalt-therapy","treatment_orientation-mindfulness-therapy","treatment_orientation-motivational-interviewing","treatment_orientation-psychodynamic-therapy","treatment_orientation-solution-focused-therapy","video_counseling-yes","demographics-female","demographics-lgbt","demographics-male","accepting_new_clients-yes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dr. Linda Buckmon, PhD, LCPC - Safe Harbor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dr. Linda Buckmon, PhD, LCPC - Safe Harbor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Practicing Since: 2008 Dr. Buckmon offers therapeutic services for mind, body, and spirit. 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