Professional Recovery Service Providers Since 1997

Charles Linden is the founder of The Linden Method and one of the world's leading authorities on anxiety disorder recovery. His journey began as a patient — not a clinician. From his teens, Charles suffered from severe anxiety disorder, including panic attacks, agoraphobia, OCD and depersonalisation, for over a decade. Every conventional treatment he tried — medication, CBT, counselling — managed his symptoms without resolving the underlying condition.

In 1996, after years of research into neuroscience and the psychology of fear, Charles identified the precise mechanism responsible for all anxiety disorders and developed the protocol that would become The Linden Method. His own complete and permanent recovery followed. In 1997, he began sharing that protocol with others.

Over the 29 years since, more than 650,000 people in 42 countries have used The Linden Method to achieve full, permanent recovery from anxiety disorders including panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, OCD, PTSD, agoraphobia, social anxiety, health anxiety and all phobias.

Charles is a bestselling author, a sought-after speaker, and the founder of Linden Tree Education — a CPD-accredited educational organisation registered with UKRLP and recognised as a Trading Standards Primary Authority Partner. His work has been independently evaluated by the NHS and Capita, assessed as NICE Compliant and aligned with the NHS Stepped Care Model. His programmes have been endorsed by psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, GPs and nurses worldwide.

Charles also oversees the Anxiety Recovery Retreats — residential recovery programmes for clients who need intensive, in-person support — and The Charles Linden Institute, through which he trains Linden Anxiety Recovery (LAR) practitioners.

"I know what anxiety disorder feels like from the inside. I know exactly what it takes to resolve it permanently — not manage it, not cope with it. Resolve it. That is what The Linden Method does."

— Charles Linden