Linda Carter Sobell is the President's Distinguished Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is a specialist in clinical psychology and addiction. She is the co-founder of NSU's Guided Self-Change clinic, a motivational interviewing trainer, and is board-certified in cognitive and behavioral psychology.
Sobell has been recognized for her research in the addictions field including brief motivational interventions, self-change, and the Timeline Followback Method Assessment. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Canadian Psychological Association, and Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.
Sobell is the former president of the Society of Clinical Psychology of the APA and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.