Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
How Leah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Leah
Leah Pace is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience in behavioral health. She practices in Louisiana and offers a practical, down-to-earth approach for people facing relationship trouble, grief, anger, or major life changes. Leah speaks English and focuses on helping individuals find workable steps forward.
Leah has worked across many settings including outpatient clinics, inpatient behavioral health, schools, long-term care, group therapy, crisis work, and case management.
Background and approach
That breadth gives her a clear view of how stress, trauma, and family dynamics affect day-to-day life. She commonly helps people manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and mood disturbances. Her style is caring and direct.
Sessions are client-centered and focused on what the person wants to change. She uses practical tools from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to build skills for managing emotions and behaviors. Leah also draws on mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity and on EMDR-informed methods to address past trauma when appropriate.
She aims to help people improve communication, set boundaries, and handle anger in healthier ways. People who come to Leah can expect straightforward conversation, clear goals, and concrete coping strategies. She supports parents and individuals trying to navigate grief, blended family issues, caregiving stress, or life transitions.
Leah helps people break big problems into small, manageable steps.
What Leah works with
Everything Leah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Leah's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Leah lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Leah’s approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and commit to actions that match their values. It can help when life changes, depression, anxiety, or relationship issues make it hard to move forward.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and reduce symptoms like anger and anxiety.
Mindfulness therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and bring more steady focus to daily life. These tools often pair well with ACT and CBT work online.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Leah will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed. The early sessions are a chance to try tools and find what fits best.
Online therapy here is offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and exercises that use visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you want a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coping suggestions between sessions, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit around work, family, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Leah
What concerns does Leah help with?
She helps with relationship strain, family issues, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting questions, self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is caring and direct with a client-centered focus. Sessions emphasize clear goals, practical steps, and skills you can use between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience across outpatient, inpatient, school, long-term care, group therapy, crisis intervention, and case management settings.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Louisiana and holds the LCSW credential listed as LA LCSW.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Leah offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different routines and needs.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Leah?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on therapist availability.