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- Trauma informed care
- Parenting support
- Mindfulness and skills
About Patricia
Patricia Leigh is a Kentucky-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 12 years of counseling experience. She brings long-term hands-on experience from early childhood education and geriatric care into her therapeutic work. Patricia values patience and compassion and approaches therapy as a partnership with each client.
She draws on practical methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage mood, anxiety, and stress. Patricia also uses client-centered and mindfulness approaches to help clients connect with their values and daily routines. Her background in child development informs how she understands attachment, adoption, and parenting concerns.
Patricia often works with people facing trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress, addictions, and relationship struggles. She also addresses concerns like ADHD, grief, depression, bipolar challenges, sleep and eating issues, and problems with self-esteem or anger. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, blended family issues, and difficulties with impulse control and compulsions.
In sessions she aims for practical steps and clearer coping skills. Conversations are paced to match each person's needs, and techniques are chosen with daily life in mind. Patricia supports clients who want help with life transitions, finding purpose, or improving intimacy and communication.
She provides guidance for parents, people navigating adoption or foster care matters, and those dealing with isolation or shame. Patricia encourages small, achievable changes and works alongside clients to build routines that support recovery and growth.
She draws on practical methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage mood, anxiety, and stress. Patricia also uses client-centered and mindfulness approaches to help clients connect with their values and daily routines. Her background in child development informs how she understands attachment, adoption, and parenting concerns.
Patricia often works with people facing trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress, addictions, and relationship struggles. She also addresses concerns like ADHD, grief, depression, bipolar challenges, sleep and eating issues, and problems with self-esteem or anger. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, blended family issues, and difficulties with impulse control and compulsions.
In sessions she aims for practical steps and clearer coping skills. Conversations are paced to match each person's needs, and techniques are chosen with daily life in mind. Patricia supports clients who want help with life transitions, finding purpose, or improving intimacy and communication.
She provides guidance for parents, people navigating adoption or foster care matters, and those dealing with isolation or shame. Patricia encourages small, achievable changes and works alongside clients to build routines that support recovery and growth.
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How her approaches fit into online therapy
Patricia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with practical experiments. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. DBT focuses on building emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills, which can help with intense emotions and impulsivity.She also draws on client-centered and mindfulness practices to support self-awareness and present-moment coping. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Patricia will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that suit the client's needs and daily life in a collaborative way.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm which session formats are available before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help fit therapy into busy days. It can allow for shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and make attending regular sessions more manageable while the therapist and client test which methods help most.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoaching
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
Kentucky
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Patricia address?
She helps people with trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar conditions, addictions, ADHD, grief, and relationship or intimacy issues.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work mixes client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, plus mindfulness and Jungian ideas when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
Patricia has 12 years of clinical counseling experience and prior years working in preschool education and geriatric care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPCC credential and practices in Kentucky.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can someone outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.