About Leonard
Rev. Leonard Shepherd is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Oklahoma. He focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, grief, or major life changes.
He offers a direct, respectful approach and aims to make therapy understandable and practical for everyday life. He brings nine years of clinical experience to his work. That time includes helping people cope with trauma and abuse, parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, attention challenges, mood disorders, and issues related to gender and sexuality.
Background and approach
He also supports clients facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, and end-of-life planning concerns. His style is interactive and person-focused. Sessions usually involve open conversation, goal setting, and practical tools you can try between meetings.
He avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with dignity and sensitivity. Leonard draws from a few counseling methods to match the moment. He uses client-centered listening to understand your priorities, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, and solution-focused conversations to set small, achievable goals.
He also uses trauma-focused work when past events are affecting current life. If someone decides to start, the process includes a short intake and a plan shaped by the person's needs and pace. Leonard frames therapy as a collaborative effort and supports clients as they take steps toward clearer thinking, better relationships, and healthier routines.
Approach-focused care delivered online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns, and helps clarify what matters most so people feel heard and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change thoughts and behaviors that contribute to stress, anxiety, mood problems, and some addictive patterns. It uses practical exercises and experiments people can try between sessions. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their problems. Rewriting or reframing those stories can create space for new choices and reduce shame or stuck patterns.Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the situation and adjust them as progress is made. The aim is to find ways of working that feel useful and realistic for daily life.
Online sessions can happen by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are available for shorter check-ins, ongoing support, and flexible scheduling. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy routines.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English