About Leah
Leah Doughty is a licensed mental health counselor with six years of clinical experience. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and those facing addiction or the aftereffects of trauma. Leah focuses on helping people notice their strengths and take small, practical steps toward change.
Leah sees the person as the expert in their own story. She aims to create a calm space where someone can sort through difficult feelings and make decisions that fit their life.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on building coping skills, reducing stress, and managing intense emotions so everyday life feels more manageable. In sessions she helps people untangle relationship struggles, parenting stress, and problems with self-esteem or anger. She also supports people coping with depression, life transitions, attachment concerns, codependency, guilt, or questions about life purpose.
Leah draws on evidence-based techniques to guide conversations and teach tools that can be used between sessions. Leah holds licenses as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Indiana and Texas. Her background includes working with people affected by drug and alcohol addiction and those recovering from abuse.
She prioritizes practical strategies that fit each person’s goals and daily routines. Leah encourages anyone feeling stuck to take a first step toward change. She partners with clients to set clear, achievable goals and to build routines that support steady progress.
How Leah Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Leah incorporates practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on symptom relief and skill building. One approach emphasizes teaching coping skills for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing strategies, grounding exercises, and behavioral steps to reduce overwhelm. These techniques help people regain calm and handle triggers more effectively.Another common focus is relapse prevention and support for addiction concerns. This involves identifying high-risk situations, building routines that reduce cravings, and practicing alternative responses to urges. These steps are designed to support day-to-day recovery and reduce the chance of returning to old patterns.
Finding the right method is part of the work together. Leah collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts the plan as progress is made so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports quick reflections or between-session notes. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain steady contact with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Indiana
- Languages
- English
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