Todd Leonard, LCSW

Todd Leonard is a licensed social worker in New York with 20 years of clinical experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. He approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion to make the first step easier.

He listens for the stories that shape how people see themselves. Using Narrative Therapy, Todd helps clients separate themselves from painful events and rewrite troubling narratives. This can make overwhelming feelings, panic, or social fears easier to describe and manage.

Sessions are shaped to each person's needs. Conversations focus on practical changes, clearer communication, and building small, achievable steps. He supports work on attachment and abandonment concerns, control issues, and problems that come up around divorce and separation.

Todd also assists with workplace stress, caregiving strain, and men’s issues, offering straightforward guidance for handling anxiety and panic. He helps people process grief and work through traumatic memories at a pace they set.

He welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English. Before starting, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details with the practice. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s intake flow to match and schedule a first appointment.

Narrative approaches and how they work online

Todd uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from painful events and the stories that keep them stuck. This approach looks at the problems as something outside the person, then works to identify alternative storylines that reflect strengths and values. It can be useful for anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, and midlife transitions.

Therapy often begins as a collaborative process to find the right approach. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how they prefer to work. Together they decide what parts of Narrative Therapy to use and adjust the pace to what feels manageable.

If you plan to try online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue therapy while living abroad, since international clients are accepted. Discuss scheduling and the rhythm of sessions during the initial matching step so sessions match everyday life and goals.