Leesa Starrett , LPC

Leesa Starrett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who supports people working toward more fulfilling, balanced lives. She focuses on helping individuals who feel stressed, angry, anxious, or disconnected move toward greater peace, freedom, and connection through client-driven strategies and practical therapeutic tools. Leesa draws on meditation, mindfulness practices, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify patterns, manage emotions, and develop healthier ways of coping with life’s challenges.

Her approach emphasizes a nonjudgmental, nurturing space where clients can explore their stories and uncover strengths already within them. Clients describe her as gentle, accepting, open-minded, and compassionate, and she collaborates with each person to create a customized therapy plan tailored to their unique situation and goals. As an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor - she brings clinical training and a commitment to guiding clients toward meaningful change while honoring their pace and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy places the client’s perspective at the center of the work, emphasizing empathy, active listening, and collaboration so individuals feel heard and supported while exploring personal goals and values. It is helpful for people navigating life transitions, identity concerns, and relational disconnection.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT offers practical tools for managing anxiety, stress, sleep difficulties, and coping with day-to-day challenges by teaching skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple awareness and grounding practices that help reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. These techniques can support clients dealing with chronic stress, anger, grief, and recurring patterns that undermine well-being.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy itself. Leesa works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. Licensed professionals tailor interventions so the work feels relevant and manageable.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules, manage caregiving responsibilities, or access support from home. These options expand access to consistent, ongoing care while allowing clients to engage in the format that feels most comfortable.