About Ann
Ann Leonard helps people who feel stuck by offering clear, practical support. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, career concerns, relationship trouble, depression, grief, and major life changes. Ann uses straightforward conversation and goal-focused steps so people can notice progress sooner.
Ann has 18 years of experience and earned her social work education at the University of Southern California School of Social Work. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Oregon.
Background and approach
Her work often includes people coping with trauma or exploring life purpose, money and workplace issues, codependency, and family of origin concerns. Her approach mixes listening with direct guidance. She asks questions to clarify what matters most and then helps set small, measurable goals.
Sessions can include skill-building and regular check-ins to track progress toward those goals. Ann aims to build a respectful, emotionally responsive relationship. That relationship gives space to understand patterns, values, and strengths.
She also focuses on what a person needs now, not only what happened in the past. Clients who prefer practical steps with thoughtful reflection often find this style useful. Ann balances warmth with focus so sessions move toward real-life changes.
For people who want a clear path forward, she helps map the steps and celebrates progress along the way.
How her approaches map to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections shape current relationships. Online sessions use that lens to look at recurring patterns in how people relate and to build new interaction skills that improve relationships and trust.Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience at the center. In remote sessions the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients name their priorities and choices so they feel more confident in day-to-day life.
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on coping with the effects of past hurt. Through careful pacing and skills taught over time, this approach helps people reduce distress and increase their sense of control around memories and reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ann will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adapts techniques as progress unfolds and checks in regularly to make sure the plan matches what the client wants.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit brief check-ins or days when writing feels easier. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people access consistent support around work, caregiving, or travel commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
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- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- California, Oregon, Washington
- Languages
- English