About Leah
Leah Riley is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She supports individuals dealing with depression, anger, ADHD-related focus problems, and low self-esteem. Leah also assists with parenting concerns, panic attacks, workplace stress, and issues around body image and self-love.
She keeps sessions straightforward and compassionate. Leah invites people to talk through thoughts and feelings without judgment. Her style centers on practical steps families and individuals can use day to day to feel calmer and more in control.
Background and approach
Leah blends several approaches to match what each person needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build values-driven action and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Her work is shaped by ten years of professional experience in Alabama as an LPC. Leah focuses on creating a steady, encouraging space where clients set the pace. She helps people break big problems into smaller, manageable steps and practices skills between sessions.
Practical matters are discussed openly in the first meetings. Leah explains options and helps choose techniques that fit daily life. People who want support with anxiety, parenting strain, or low mood will find clear, goal-oriented sessions that emphasize real-life change.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Leah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. This approach breaks big patterns into small steps that can be practiced between sessions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which focuses on taking action based on personal values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. That work can help when anxiety or avoidance gets in the way of what matters most.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Leah works collaboratively to see which methods fit a person's goals and daily routine. She will adjust techniques over time based on what helps most and what feels manageable.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people work face to face when visual contact helps. Phone sessions take less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, coaching, or when written reflection feels more natural.
These options make therapy easier to fit around work, childcare, and travel. Leah helps clients choose formats and pacing that match their schedules and comfort with technology.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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