The Linden Center was founded in the summer of 1996. Charles Linden had spent over 12 months, with a substantial group of research subjects and the assistance of a clinical psychologist and doctor, identifying what it was that all recovered anxiety sufferers had done to cause their recovery – the resultant findings formed the cornerstone of what was to become The Linden Method program.
The Science of The Linden Method
The science of The Linden Method is based on the work of two of the world’s most eminent scientists, John Broadus Watson and Burrhus Frederic Skinner, both pioneers in the American School of Behaviorism who discovered how the brain adopts new behaviors in a learning process called Operant Conditioning. Their discoveries form the foundation for The Linden Method.
Charles Linden’s Research
Bringing together Charles Linden’s research findings and the devices of Watson and Skinner, The Linden Method was created to expedite the process of learning responsible for complete anxiety elimination and total, permanent recovery.
After a two year window, during which time, The Linden Method was used by over 9,000 anxious clients who fed back results to The Linden Center, providing Charles with data he needed to perfect the techniques – the changes these subjects experienced where dramatic and permanent. In 1998, The Linden Method in its structured program form was available to the general public around the world through Charles’ first anxiety elimination website.
Humble Beginnings Over 12 Years Ago
Using a home website creation tool, Charles designed the first Linden Method website and printed and bound The Method himself on a home printer. The CDs were recorded at home and edited by Charles. The idea was to create a series of media items which would communicate The Method effectively, the crucial factor was to supply a program that speeded up the recovery process and instilled in the sufferer the ‘learning’ which causes recovery.
Life Changing Results
The results experienced were amazing and as word spread, both on and offline, that a new treatment was available, client numbers started to grow and feedback was incredible, with very few negative comments and then only about the quality of the audio or video.
Many clients reported dramatic recovery times after years of failed therapies and medication. Over time, it became apparent that some clients needed a little more assistance so Charles implemented an email support program so that clients could access support, reassurance and guidance at any time. Charles would sit up, sometimes into the night, answering emails from his clients but this started to affect his own health and very soon he had to employ a counselor who he trained in The Linden Method, to help him with support and enquiries.
The Linden Method Specialists
The Linden Method support team is made up of the most highly experienced and qualified anxiety specialists in the world and unlimited access to them is provided free of charge to every Linden Method program user.
Where Are We Now?
Charles went from running the enterprise from his spare room single-handedly to employing three staff in year two to the 22 staff he now employs in 5 centers around the world, all dedicated to supporting and guiding clients to recovery using the fastest route possible.
In 1992, Lifewise Publishing was formed as the publishing arm of the organization and as a vehicle for The Linden Method and the other anxiety disorder related products Charles had developed over time.
Charles’ Other Work
Charles was asked to contribute at this point to a number of magazines, newspapers and radio programs and The Linden Method began advertising in a number of international publications that gave the centers the instant visibility it needed to grow. In the following three years, The Linden Center clients grew exponentially at a rate of knots to where we are today having helped over 130,000 international clients to become anxiety free.
Our Clinical Referrals Program
In 2002, after a chance meeting with a mental health professional at a conference venue in London, Charles set up his clinical referral program, enabling community psychiatric workers, doctors, psychologists and other mental health workers the opportunity to refer clients to the centers. This caused immediate relief for many thousands of sufferers who had been in ‘the system’ for long periods, using drug therapies or trapped in constant therapy sessions that proved fruitless for them.
This referral program has since formed the basis for a number of relationships both in the public and private sectors and has formed the foundation for The Linden center’s ongoing relationship with national health services.
Government Trials
After the initial meeting with Charles Linden during the Government trials of The Linden Method, the four young people were asked to complete feedback, developed specifically for the trial. Below are scans of those forms as completed by the subjects. We have ‘blacked out’ names for confidentiality. Bear in mind that these four people were referred to us as ‘problem cases’ because they hadn’t responded to the medications, counseling, support and psychotherapy they had been receiving, in most cases, over a number of years. Charles was with them initially for just one hour each and the results. Read for yourself how it changed their perspective.
Ongoing Research & Development
The repackaging and redevelopment of key elements of the program pack have been ongoing and its current form, we feel, is the best provision for anxiety elimination in the world. The program material is easy to access, read, listen to and watch and the packaging is light and pleasant to receive BUT, more importantly, the resource received inside that packaging and through the support team is second to none globally.
The Linden Center now has bespoke corporate stress and anxiety elimination programs, DVDs, CDs and Charles’ TV series called Stress Less with Charles Linden is airing around the world. Charles’ Stress Free in 30 Days program received The Times Newspaper’s MUST READ accolade and went to number one in Amazon.
Linden Method Workshops
Impromptu Linden Method workshops, which were requested by clients, have prompted The Linden Centers to create regular Linden Method workshops that are now a reality. The DVDs of our Linden Method workshops are now available, led by Jenny Saunders, our in-house psychologist and Charles Linden.
Linden Method Residential Retreats
Our Linden Method Residential Anxiety Recovery Retreats invite clients from around the world to attend a three day immersion into the Linden Method anxiety recovery process; with curative effects. Clients from America, Russia, Europe, Australia and Asia have been in attendance.
Karmamind
The Linden Centers do very little real world advertising as most new clients are received as referrals. The Linden Center also opened the doors of its shop Karma Mind in July 2005 providing sufferers with access to hand picked items which support and expedite recovery. Hand picked and tested by Charles himself, these products are hard to find elsewhere.
The Charles Linden Foundation
The Charles Linden Foundation was formed in response to a requirement for a charitable arm to the organization. Many requests for financial assistance when joining the Linden Center programs would come to us from all corners of the earth, so Charles founded the foundation to raise funds to allow young people and children free access to our stress and anxiety programs without having to concern themselves with costs.
Charles has always carried out much charity work and also pro bono casework; especially with children, as child anxiety is a subject very close to his heart.
The Linden Centers
In recent years, the headquarters of The Linden Centers International has moved offices a number of times in order to accommodate the dramatic growth in its client base.
The Linden Method’s ‘place in the world’
The Linden Method is now the most successful and respected anxiety elimination program in the world, with clients in over 170 countries. Charles is widely regarded as a world leader and authority in the field of anxiety elimination and addresses workshops, seminars and provides material and research to national bodies, health organizations, radio, TV and news broadcasters.
It is amazing to look back and see how far The Linden Method, the Centers and the Foundation have come since their humble start in Charles’ spare room. We are eternally grateful to all our clients, especially those who have provided the invaluable testimonials we have received and the organizations which have helped us become what we are today. The Linden centers, The Linden Method client base, Charles’ involvement in new initiatives, ideas and organizations grow constantly.
THANKS!
If you are an existing Linden Method member, thank you for your trust, if not, we hope that you will decide to become a participant and discover for yourself just how effective The Linden Method program is at changing lives. We know what we achieve here eclipses any other anxiety elimination device, it’s why we are referred to by medics, it’s why we work with government agencies, it’s what makes us so very different. Please contact us if you have any questions or queries.
