About Leigh
Leigh Kirkland is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with nine years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, depression, and big life changes. Leigh aims to meet people where they are and support steps toward more balanced daily life.
Her work is grounded in listening with respect and sensitivity. She builds tailored conversations and plans so sessions match each person's needs.
Background and approach
Leigh uses practical tools and hands-on techniques rather than long lectures. She often draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Mindfulness practices are used to build calm and focus in moments of overwhelm.
Client-centered work keeps the session driven by what the person wants to address most urgently. Leigh also incorporates solution-focused methods to set small, achievable goals and motivational interviewing to clarify what will help someone move forward. These methods are useful for managing emotions, improving communication, handling transitions, and addressing attachment or adoption-related concerns when they arise.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Leigh supports people through change with steady, practical guidance and a collaborative style aimed at clear, manageable progress.
Therapeutic approaches for online care and how they help
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on what matters most to the person, offering a listening stance and support while the person sets goals and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs space to sort feelings and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and bring attention back to the present moment.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Leigh will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she will adjust strategies as progress is made. That collaboration helps build a clear plan with small, measurable steps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text messaging offer brief, timely support and flexibility for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the therapeutic approaches described above.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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