Works with
How Leona works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Leona
Leona Pusey-Rigg is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of practice helping people through stressful life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She aims to build a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and to highlight each person's strengths.
Leona draws on common-sense strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thoughts and change unhelpful patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take action that fits the life they want.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven into sessions to keep work grounded and actionable. Her background includes long experience in social work across many settings, and she brings that perspective to issues like anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and relationship and family concerns. She also addresses caregiver stress, chronic illness, end-of-life topics, and problems tied to immigration and discrimination.
In sessions she helps people set clear, realistic goals and builds step-by-step plans to meet them. She will work with clients on sleep, mood, coping with loss, and communication problems, among other concerns. The focus is on usable tools and steady progress.
Leona practices from Florida and conducts therapy in English. She provides online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step connect people to her availability.
What Leona works with
Everything Leona lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Leona's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Leona lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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 her approaches work online
Leona uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that improve daily functioning. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and anger when concrete strategies are needed. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values despite difficult feelings, which can be helpful for life transitions and coping with loss.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions focus on setting clear goals, trying out small changes, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video lets people work face to face when that is helpful, phone can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can fit quick updates or prompts between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or health needs.
Questions people ask about Leona
What concerns does she help with?
Leona works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, parenting challenges, career issues, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses practical methods from cognitive behavioral therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to set goals and build simple action plans.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical social worker and has worked in a variety of social work settings.
Where is she based and what is her credential?
She practices in Florida and holds the LCSW credential, listed as FL LCSW.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions delivered?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving options to match different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.