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Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC

(Dr. Linda Ludden, ED.D)

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Specializes in: Psychology and Neurophysiology
Professional interests include: long-term therapy, anxiety, existential psychotherapy, and more.
109 W Knox Street
Ennis, TX 75119

Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC is a psychologist in Ennis, TX specializing in psychology and neurophysiology. Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC is affiliated with Texas Health Resources.

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Office Locations

109 W Knox Street
Ennis, TX 75119
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Texas Health Resources

935 W Ralph Hall Parkway Suite 105
Rockwall, TX 75032
(972) 772-8484
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Some issues Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC can help you with:

Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Phobias
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Social phobia
  • Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

  • Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
  • Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
  • A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Unusual sleep or eating habits
  • Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
  • Physical aches and pains
  • Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a long-lasting, or chronic, severe mental illness that affects the way people think, feel, and behave. If someone has this condition, they likely have difficulty distinguishing reality from fantasy and may experience the following:

  • Hallucinations, which means someone sees or hears things that are not real.
  • Delusions, which are false beliefs that someone strongly holds on to.
  • Trouble communicating, organizing thoughts, making decisions, and paying attention.
  • Inability to remember things, complete tasks, show interest in activities, and sustain relationships.

A comprehensive psychiatric evaluation is necessary to identify this illness, and one of the top criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia is that at least some of the symptoms listed above have to be present for a minimum of six months. The causes of schizophrenia are unclear, but studies have linked it to genetics, abnormalities in brain structure, and immune disorders. It has also been found to affect men and women equally, with onset typically occurring earlier in men.

Although there is no cure for schizophrenia, some treatments can help people manage their disease. For example, physicians may prescribe antipsychotics which are a group of medications that can reduce symptoms. Patients can also learn useful coping skills and get emotional support by regularly taking part in individual talk therapy and having family members participate in group therapy sessions.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

individual therapy

By Affordability:

individual therapy
mental health therapy
talk therapy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC performed more individual therapy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for individual therapy, mental health therapy, and talk therapy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX during 2012 were mental health therapy and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation 66
mental health therapy 871

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX during 2013 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 1208

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC.

Gender
Male 44
Female 120
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 139
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 47
From 75 to 84 49
85 and over 41
Less than 65 27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 20
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 60
Dementia 75
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX during 2014 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 543

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC.

Gender
Male 28
Female 92
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 108
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 34
From 75 to 84 40
85 and over 29
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 22
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 33
Diabetes 63
Dementia 75
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX during 2015 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 160

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC.

Gender
Male 26
Female 112
Age
From 65 to 74 50
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 38
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 22
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 70
Dementia 75
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX during 2016 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 152

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC.

Gender
Male 22
Female 56
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 67
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 18
From 75 to 84 19
85 and over 24
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 22
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 53
Asthma 33
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35
Diabetes 59
Dementia 75
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX during 2017 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 63

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC.

Gender
Male 17
Female 31
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 14
85 and over 14
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 31
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 31
Dementia 71
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX during 2018 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 218

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC.

Gender
Male 14
Female 43
Age
From 65 to 74 18
From 75 to 84 18
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 28
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 51
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 33
Diabetes 51
Dementia 75
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 67
Dementia 67
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX during 2021 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 478

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC.

Gender
Male 14
Female 33
Age
From 65 to 74 13
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 13
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 40
Dementia 75
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX during 2022 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 333

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC.

Gender
Male 14
Female 24
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 11
85 and over 12
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 50
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 39
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 39
Dementia 75
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated as a psychologist in Ennis, TX were mental health therapy and diagnostic evaluation.

diagnostic evaluation 66
mental health therapy 447

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC.

Gender
Male 17
Female 51
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 31
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 15
85 and over 17
Less than 65 6
65 to 74 18

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC treated were depression, hypertension, dementia and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 67
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 4
Osteoporosis 2
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 48
Atrial Fibrillation 9
Cancer 0
Dementia 66

Education & Training

She has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Texas Health Resources

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna, Blue California, Health Plus Amerigroup, CIGNA PPO, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), United Healthcare, Medicare, Managed Health Network (MHN), Medicaid and Magellan Health Services.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Linda S. Ludden, EDD, LPC accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna
Blue California
Health Plus Amerigroup
CIGNA PPO
OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)
United Healthcare
Medicare
Managed Health Network (MHN)
Medicaid
Magellan Health Services

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Biography

Dr. Linda Ludden is a specialist in psychology and neurophysiology in Rockwall, TX and Ennis, TX. Her areas of expertise include the following: behavioral medicine, crisis intervention, and behavioral therapy. Magellan Health Services, Amerigroup, and Blue California appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Ludden takes. Dr. Ludden is affiliated with Texas Health Rockwall.

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