Linda Metcalf PhD is a former middle school teacher, all-level school counselor, licensed professional counselor supervisor, and licensed marriage and family therapist in the State of Texas. She is a Professor at Texas Wesleyan University and Chair of the Graduate Counseling Programs.

Linda is a national and international presenter and author of ten books on solution-focused therapy, and Marriage and Family Therapy, A Practice Oriented Approach. She is also the author of the new book, Solution-Focused Narrative Therapy.

She is Past-President of both the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and TAMFT and again, the current President of the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (TAMFT).

She has presented often for the American School Counselor Association, the American Counseling Association, Texas Counseling Association, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Additionally, she has presented around the world in China, Australia, Japan, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Singapore, Canada, Thailand, and extensively throughout the United States.

She has been awarded the Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award by the Texas Wesleyan University Board of Trustees, and the GEM award for work on the new PhD in MFT program.

Personal

Linda was born in Waco, Texas and graduated from Reicher High School. She attended Baylor University, and graduated with a double major in earth science and art. Linda was a member of the Chi Omega fraternity at Baylor.

Linda met Roger Metcalf while they were students at Baylor, and they were married in Waco in 1974. They moved to Arlington, Texas, where Linda taught in the Arlington I.S.D., while Roger attended Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas.

Linda next attended T.C.U. in Fort Worth, and received her M.Ed. in 1986, and then she went on to receive the Ph.D. from Texas Woman's University in Denton in 1993. Linda is a Professor and Director of Graduate Counseling Programs at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth.

Linda is still married to Roger after more than 45 years! Roger is the director of the Tarrant County Medical Examiner District's Human Identification Laboratory and Chief Forensic Odontologist. Together, they are the proud parents of grown, awesome, children, Roger Jr., Kelli and Ryan.

Linda and Roger have three wonderful children, Roger Jr., a Baylor and Harvard graduate, Kelli, a T.C.U. graduate, and Ryan, a Baylor and S.M.U. graduate.

Two Golden Retrievers, Ringo and Ranger (a rescue), keeps Roger and Linda company at home in Fort Worth. Both pups are training to be therapy dogs.