About LeAnn
Dr. LeAnn Bruce offers steady, experience-based help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety. She is a licensed clinical social worker with many years of practice and focuses on clear, practical steps to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
She treats symptoms of depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, and the emotional fallout from major life changes. She also supports people dealing with relationship and family problems, caregiver stress, and struggles around life purpose.
Background and approach
Anxiety is one of the common concerns she addresses in her work. Her style centers on listening first and then helping people name and make small changes that build relief. She combines client-centered conversation with mindful exercises and cognitive strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and habitual reactions.
Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding motivation to change behaviors tied to addiction or health goals. Dr. Bruce draws on three decades of clinical work across varied situations, including matters related to veterans and traumatic brain injury.
She aims to respect each person's background and values while focusing on practical tools that fit daily life. She uses straightforward language and keeps session goals concrete and measurable. Clients in Kentucky will find her grounded and steady in sessions.
She works with people who want to reduce anxiety, reclaim routines, and build coping skills that last. The emphasis is on collaboration and steps that produce noticeable differences over time.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a trusting conversation. It helps people feel heard and guides goal-setting in a way that reflects their values and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes because it offers concrete skills to practice between sessions.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. These practices pair well with talk-based work to create steadier responses to stress and triggers.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and daily routines, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break in a workday or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, reminders, or ongoing support between sessions. These options are intended to make it easier to use therapeutic tools consistently despite a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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