About Leona
Leona Pusey-Rigg is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of clinical experience who helps people manage anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and works to build a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so people feel heard and understood.
Her style is practical and focused on helping clients use their existing strengths to make steady progress. Leona combines common-sense talk with structured techniques.
Background and approach
She uses cognitive behavioral strategies to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also brings Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people live by their values, and she uses mindfulness tools to reduce reactivity and improve sleep. Her background includes broad social work experience across multiple settings.
She draws on that experience when helping people navigate caregiving stress, chronic illness, aging concerns, and workplace or immigration-related stress. She also supports people facing trauma, domestic violence, and end-of-life issues. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps you can take between meetings.
Leona will work with each person to set a treatment plan that fits their needs and pace. She values collaboration and helps clients track practical changes over time. Therapy is offered from Florida through live video and sometimes by phone.
Sessions are delivered in English and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How practical approaches translate to online therapy
Leona commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when uncomfortable feelings remain.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss different methods with each person and agree on goals, homework, and the pace of change. That collaborative process helps match tools to a person’s needs and preferences rather than assuming one method fits everyone.
Online sessions are offered by live video and sometimes by phone, with options for live chat or text-based messaging for check-ins. Video allows for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for brief updates or coping reminders between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when travel or life changes make in-person visits difficult.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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