Ramona Leonards, LPC

Ramona Leonards is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 30 years of experience in community mental health in Texas. She brings a calm, warm style to sessions and focuses on the whole person rather than just labels. She works in a straightforward, respectful way and aims to help people feel more in control of their daily life.

Ramona has significant experience with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and mood disorders. She has supported people facing gender identity and LGBT concerns, and assisted individuals on the autism spectrum during the transition to adulthood. Parenting strain, relationship problems, anger, and coping with life changes are also common topics she addresses.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral ideas alongside client-centered and emotionally focused methods. She uses practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while also making space for emotions and personal values. Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are added when they fit the situation.

Sessions tend to be interactive and goal-oriented. Ramona tailors plans to each person’s needs and helps set achievable steps. She encourages small, steady changes that build confidence and reduce overwhelm.

People who have faced sexual assault, self-harm, post-traumatic stress, or compassion fatigue will find focused support for healing and coping. She also offers help for issues such as bipolar symptoms, seasonal affective disorder, paranoia, and forgiveness work.

Ramona’s background in nonprofit community settings means she is familiar with under-served populations and practical life barriers. Her work emphasizes respect, empathy, and helping people move toward their goals.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Ramona uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and problem-focused, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns by teaching clear skills and homework-like practice.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which centers the person's experience and priorities. That approach emphasizes listening, respect, and building a trusting working relationship to support personal growth and clearer decision-making.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ramona will discuss goals, preferences, and needs and then suggest ways of working that feel most useful. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into everyday life. Video is helpful when visual cues matter, phone calls can be a good option when less bandwidth is needed, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options increase flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to keep continuity of care around work, school, or caregiving duties.