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Linda Metcalf is a Professor of Graduate Counseling and Director of Graduate Counseling Programs at Texas Wesleyan University's School of Health Professions in Fort Worth, Texas, where she also directs the Community Counseling Center and maintains a private practice and school consulting.
Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Woman's University, an M.Ed. in Guidance from Texas Christian University, and a B.A. in secondary education with teaching fields in Earth Science and Art from Baylor University.
Metcalf pioneered Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) applications across counseling domains, authoring ten influential books including Counseling Toward Solutions and The Miracle Question. Her research integrates narrative therapy with solution-focused approaches, emphasizing practical interventions for family systems, school settings, and ethical counseling practices. International presentations across 15+ countries demonstrate her global impact on therapeutic methodologies.
Her scholarly publications from 1992-1999 reveal consistent thematic evolution: foundational SFBT principles transitioned into specialized applications for parent-adolescent conflict, educational environments, and anxiety disorders, consistently prioritizing client-generated solutions over problem analysis.
No specific scientific awards are documented, though her leadership as Past President of both the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy signifies professional recognition.
As Graduate Counseling Program Director, Metcalf oversees curriculum development and clinical training across 20+ courses (6308-8417 series), mentoring future counselors through the Community Counseling Center. Her extensive presentation schedule—including 30+ workshops in 2015-2017 across North America and Asia—demonstrates sustained professional engagement beyond formal grant documentation.
The Community Counseling Center serves as her primary clinical training hub, while international consulting work extends her solution-focused methodologies to institutions like Beijing Normal University and NIST Bangkok. Her private practice and school consulting activities maintain direct client engagement alongside academic responsibilities.
