LeeAnn Van Vreede, LPC

LeeAnn Van Vreede is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 20 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and the disruption that comes with major life changes such as a midlife crisis. Her work also covers relationship struggles, grief, parenting concerns, ADHD, and issues tied to family of origin and codependency.

She uses a straightforward, compassionate style. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person and on building practical coping skills. LeeAnn pays attention to how guilt, shame, and low self-esteem affect daily life and decision making.

Her approach blends talk-based work with concrete tools. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness practices are used to calm the body and improve focus. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is ready to make a change.

LeeAnn also uses solution-focused methods to set small, achievable goals and track progress. When trauma or abuse is part of the story, she attends to safety and pacing while helping people process what happened. The aim is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.

People who work with LeeAnn often leave sessions with specific steps to try between meetings. She helps clients build routines, set boundaries, and plan for rough times. Her practice centers on practical growth that fits into everyday life.

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and values. The therapist listens deeply and offers reflections so the client can make choices that fit their life. This approach helps when someone needs space to understand what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches concrete steps to test negative thoughts and to try new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depression over time.

Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These practices can help with stress, mood regulation, and managing urges related to addiction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. LeeAnn will help figure out which methods match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and may change as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as using brief check-ins around work or scheduling appointments without travel. It can also offer options for quieter, lower-bandwidth meetings when that is helpful. Because specific session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm current session options before booking to know what will work best for your routine.