About Leigh
Leigh Ann Whitus creates a calm, straightforward space for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, mood swings, or parenting strain. She introduces therapy in plain terms and focuses on what matters most to each person. Leigh Ann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in Tennessee and brings six years of clinical experience to her work.
She meets people where they are and helps them name problems and set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and practical. Expect clear conversations about coping skills, emotion regulation, and ways to manage day-to-day challenges like ADHD, bipolar symptoms, or family conflict. Leigh Ann draws from approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
She adapts techniques to fit what a person needs rather than following a fixed script. Christian counseling is available on request, and she attends to cultural factors that shape how people cope. Initial sessions focus on what brought someone to therapy and what they want to change.
From there she works with clients to build skills, try new habits, and track progress over time. The style is warm, direct, and goal-oriented, with room for compassion when things feel hard. Clients meet via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Leigh Ann helps people manage problems such as trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, relationship concerns, parenting stress, and loneliness, always with attention to individual needs and values.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It often uses exercises to clarify what matters and build small, doable steps toward those goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It works well for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication when intense feelings get in the way.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Leigh Ann will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people have a full session with visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, follow-up questions, or people who prefer typing over talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules while still working on skills and goals with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English