- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Mindfulness practices
About Patricia
Patricia Leigh is a Kentucky LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 12 years of clinical experience. She blends her counseling background with long-term experience in early childhood education and geriatric care to inform how she supports adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship and parenting concerns.
She approaches sessions in a straightforward, person-focused way. Patricia uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. That means sessions often focus on clear goals, noticing patterns in thoughts and behavior, and building practical skills that can be used between meetings.
Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, mood disorders, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also lists experience related to parenting, blended family issues, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress. Patricia names attention to developmental context as part of her perspective, drawing on years in preschool and geriatric settings to understand life stage influences.
In session she tends to be direct about treatment steps. Conversations commonly include identifying unhelpful thinking, practicing new coping skills, and using mindfulness to reduce reactivity. She may recommend homework between sessions to practice new skills in everyday situations.
Patricia asks clients to start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first meeting. Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted.
How Patricia uses therapeutic approaches in online work
Patricia blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and shaping the work around the person's concerns. It helps people clarify values and priorities and feel heard during the process.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change them. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, trauma-related reactions, and anger by breaking problems into manageable steps.
Mindfulness practice trains attention and reduces reactivity through short exercises and breathing or noticing techniques. It pairs well with CBT when the aim is to manage stress or strong emotions and practice new responses in daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Patricia will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean focusing on skills practice for a while, then using mindfulness to manage stress, or alternating between listening-focused sessions and technique-focused sessions.
Confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so skills can be practiced in day-to-day settings.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, addictions, and a wide range of relationship and parenting issues including blended family concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. Sessions emphasize clear goals and skills you can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of counseling experience plus long-term work in preschool education and geriatric care, which inform her approach to development and life stage issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Kentucky LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) and practices in Kentucky.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.