About Corey
Corey Leaper is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and relationship challenges. He works with adults facing grief, addiction, career transitions, and life changes. Corey emphasizes practical skills people can use between sessions.
Corey has 11 years of experience in mental health work and holds a master's degree in counseling psychology. He has recent experience supporting people living with serious mood and psychotic disorders, including bipolar disorder and schizoaffective conditions.
Background and approach
Corey practices in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English. His approach centers on the client. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on coping with past experiences that still cause trouble.
Corey aims to help clients name the problems they face and build strategies to handle them differently. Corey draws on several methods to suit each person's needs, including cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and dialectical skills for emotion regulation. He also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support behavior change and clearer decision making.
Therapy with Corey tends to be practical and collaborative. He helps people try new ways of responding, test what works, and adjust plans over time. The goal is to increase coping skills and expand options for dealing with difficult moments.
How specific approaches translate to online counseling
Client-centered therapy places the client's goals and experiences at the center of each session. Online sessions let the therapist follow the client's lead, focus on present concerns, and adjust the plan as needed to meet immediate goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior. Online CBT can help with anxiety, depression, panic, and mood problems by teaching practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Corey will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, values, and daily life. He adapts techniques over time and encourages feedback so the plan evolves as needs change. Online formats offer flexibility for different situations. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, between-session coaching, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.Questions people ask
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English