About Leah
Leah Doughty is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Indiana. She brings six years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and the everyday strain of life changes. Leah focuses on practical steps that fit into busy days and meets people where they are.
She works with individuals facing addiction and substance use concerns, including drug and alcohol addiction. Leah also supports people who are coping with trauma and abuse, and those wrestling with guilt, shame, or questions about life purpose.
Background and approach
Relationship struggles, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, attachment issues, and codependency are other areas she addresses. Leah believes clients know their own stories best. She uses that knowledge as a starting point and helps people identify strengths they can rely on.
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable changes that move daily life forward. Her training includes licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, and Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC. Over six years she has learned practical ways to support emotional recovery and healthier routines.
Leah aims to make therapy a collaborative process. She offers a steady, empowering presence while helping people build skills and find meaning after difficult experiences. Her style is straightforward and focused on real-world results.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Leah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques geared toward practical change. One common approach focuses on building coping skills for stress and anxiety through structured practice and step-by-step strategies. That work helps people manage overwhelming feelings and regain control of daily routines.She also addresses addiction and trauma with methods that break problems into manageable pieces. These approaches combine safety planning, skill development, and attention to patterns like codependency or attachment issues so people can reduce harmful behaviors and rebuild trust in themselves.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Leah treats therapy as a collaboration and will help clients choose or adjust methods based on their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly to make sure the plan fits and changes it when something isn’t working.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in. Live chat and text are good for shorter exchanges, written reflection, or busy days when a longer session won’t fit. These options aim to make ongoing support easier to fit into life.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Indiana
- Languages
- English