Leah Pace, LCSW

Leah Pace is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping people navigate relationship stress, trauma, mood concerns, and major life changes. She holds a Master of Social Work degree and has worked across clinics, hospitals, schools, and long term care settings in behavioral health. Leah aims to guide clients toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning. Her approach is direct and caring. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Leah uses methods that look at thoughts and everyday habits to reduce distress and build coping skills. She emphasizes listening first, then helping clients try new ways of responding to problems. Leah’s background includes work in outpatient and inpatient care, school-based programs, crisis intervention, group therapy, and case management. Much of her practice has involved helping people cope with PTSD symptoms, depression, anxiety, grief, anger, and relationship strain. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, identity and intimacy questions, and life transitions. Leah draws from several therapeutic ideas, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, client-centered care, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. These are used to help with symptoms, improve communication, and change unhelpful patterns. People who value a straightforward, nonjudgmental counselor often find her style useful. Leah works with clients to set clear goals and experiment with small changes. To begin, she helps people figure out what matters most and what a reasonable first step looks like.

How her approaches translate into online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when worry, avoidance, or life changes get in the way of what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and uses small experiments to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach some therapists use to help people process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity. Leah treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what works. If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow continuity when life is unpredictable. Some approaches translate well to remote sessions, while others may need specific session arrangements; Leah will review those details during the initial match and scheduling process.