Ramona Leonards, LPC

Ramona Leonards is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 30 years of experience in community mental health in Texas. She meets people where they are and focuses on the person, not only on labels or diagnoses. Her style is warm and interactive, aimed at helping someone feel heard and understood.

Ramona has worked with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults in nonprofit agency settings. Much of her work involved under-served communities and a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, and midlife crisis. She has also supported people facing gender identity and LGBT-related challenges.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused techniques. In practice that means listening first, then using practical tools and guided conversation to set goals and try new ways of coping. Sessions often combine reflection with small, concrete steps clients can use outside the therapy room.

Ramona has longstanding experience supporting people on the autism spectrum with transitions to adulthood and independence. She also has helped people coping with serious mood concerns, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress, and self-harm behaviors. Her background includes work with survivors of sexual assault and people dealing with compassion fatigue and end-of-life issues.

She invites clients to collaborate on a plan that fits their life and goals. Ramona emphasizes respect and compassion and works to make goals realistic. For someone facing a stressful life change, she aims to provide steady, practical support and clear steps forward.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy starts by putting the person's experience at the center. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people clarify their goals and values. This approach works well for relationship concerns, gender identity questions, and life transitions, including midlife crisis.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood disorders because it breaks problems into manageable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what has or hasnt helped before. That conversation shapes a plan that may mix listening, skill practice, and brief homework so therapy fits individual needs.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not detailed in the profile. In general, online therapy can make it easier to add regular sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It also supports continuity of care when life and work schedules change, while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.