Leah Pace, LCSW

Leah Pace is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She offers steady support for people facing relationship struggles, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting stress. Leah aims to make starting therapy straightforward and approachable for families and individuals.

Leah earned a Master of Social Work and has worked across many settings. Her background includes outpatient clinics, inpatient behavioral health, school-based programs, group therapy, crisis response, long-term care, and case management. That range has shaped a practical, down-to-earth approach to care.

In sessions Leah is caring and direct. She listens closely and helps people set clear, realistic goals. Her style centers on the client, while using tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and process painful memories.

She uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and shift thinking patterns that feed anxiety and depression. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas and client-centered care to focus on values and what matters most to each person.

Leah works with a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, family and parenting stress, trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with major life changes. She also addresses topics like adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, codependency, and recovery after separation or domestic violence.

Leah practices in Louisiana and offers sessions in English. Her work is aimed at helping clients find workable strategies and clearer paths forward.

How Leah’s approaches work in online therapy

Leah uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot patterns of thought that fuel anxiety, depression, and conflict. CBT involves practical exercises and homework that clients can complete between sessions to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy which focuses on values and taking action toward what matters, even when difficult emotions are present. Client-centered therapy guides the tone of sessions, with the therapist listening closely and following the person’s lead to shape goals and next steps.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Leah will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She often blends approaches so sessions match what’s most helpful in the moment.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter updates, coping skills between sessions, or when written reflection feels easier. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.