Wendy Leonard, LMHC

Wendy Leonard is a licensed mental health counselor with 40 years of experience helping people manage everyday struggles. She focuses on practical goals and clear steps to reduce stress and anxiety. She also supports people facing grief, low self-esteem, life changes, and career concerns.

Wendy works from the idea that each person knows their story best. Sessions emphasize the client’s strengths and what has worked before. Conversations aim to uncover small, useful changes that add up over time.

Her background spans many settings across New York, giving her familiarity with a wide range of life challenges. That experience includes supporting people with chronic illness, cancer, and issues related to aging and disability. Traumatic brain injury is listed among areas she has worked around, alongside concerns such as isolation and intellectual disability.

Wendy uses Solution-Focused Therapy to keep sessions goal-oriented and pragmatic. She helps people identify clear next steps they can try between meetings. The work is collaborative and concentrated on what the person wants to achieve.

Many people come for help with workplace stress, finding purpose, or adjusting to big changes. Wendy also supports those navigating women's issues and young adult transitions. To begin, she asks clients about their priorities and builds a plan that fits their daily life.

How solution-focused work adapts to online therapy

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear goals and small steps the client can try between sessions. It focuses on what is already working and builds on those strengths to reduce symptoms like stress, anxiety, and low confidence. This approach can help people who want brief, practical direction and concrete next steps for coping and recovery.

The therapist will treat choosing an approach as a collaborative process. Together they will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. If Solution-Focused Therapy does not seem like the best fit, other strategies can be discussed and tried to find what works for the individual.

The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel time, or schedule shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals often use remote meetings to maintain regular contact and to work on real-life goals between sessions without promising a specific outcome.