- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Patricia
Patricia Leigh is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Kentucky with 12 years of clinical experience. She combines years working in mental health with long experience around children and older adults. She lists trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, anxiety, stress, ADHD, addictions, self-esteem, and related concerns among her areas of focus.
Her background includes work as a mental health clinician plus many years in preschool teaching and as a certified nursing assistant. That mix informs how she notices development, behavior, and patterns across the lifespan. Her practice pays attention to how past wounds, attachment history, and stressful life events shape current reactions and relationships.
Patricia describes a direct, practical approach to therapy. She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to address thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and impulsive responses. She also draws on Client-Centered and Jungian perspectives and mindfulness tools when they fit the person's goals.
In sessions she focuses on concrete skills - for example learning to name feelings, interrupt unhelpful cycles, and try different choices in daily life. She also works on underlying themes like abandonment, attachment patterns, grief, and obsessive or compulsive behaviors when those are part of the problem.
People seeking help for anger, parenting stress, trauma, or mood concerns can expect a practical, skills-oriented working style. To start she asks people to share their main struggles so they can set clear steps together.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Patricia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness work. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and practicing different behaviors to reduce distress; it is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and problem patterns. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that help people manage strong feelings and impulsive reactions.Client-Centered Therapy supports people by listening carefully and reflecting what is said, which helps clarify goals and values. Mindfulness practices are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce automatic reactivity. Choosing among these approaches is collaborative - she will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals and daily life needs.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people choose sessions that match their energy and circumstances, such as sessions that favor audio only when bandwidth is limited or brief focused meetings during a workday break. Licensed professionals adapt exercises and skills practice so they can be used between sessions in everyday settings.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with trauma and abuse, anger, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and related issues such as abandonment and attachment difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-focused. She uses CBT and DBT strategies alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches to address thinking, emotion regulation, and behavior.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of experience as a clinician and additional years working in preschool education and as a CNA, which inform her understanding of development and caregiving stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor licensed in Kentucky and practices from that state.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What is the cost and how do sessions work billing-wise?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.