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Dr. LeAnn Bruce, LCSW
Kentucky
LCSW - Stress and trauma focused
See online therapy options- CBT informed work
- Mindfulness practices
- Motivational interviewing
About LeAnn
Dr. LeAnn Bruce is an LCSW with 30 years of clinical experience based in Kentucky. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. She also works with those facing relationship and family concerns and provides coaching for life purpose and caregiving stress.
She uses clear, goal-focused work in sessions. That can mean noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors in daily life. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered, existential, mindfulness, narrative, and motivational interviewing ideas to shape practical steps clients can try between sessions.
Her background includes long experience with survivors of domestic violence, people affected by traumatic brain injury, veterans and armed forces issues, and womens health concerns. She pays attention to how family problems and caregiver demands affect day-to-day coping. Conversations often cover strategies to manage overwhelming feelings and routines that get in the way of recovery.
Sessions focus on clear skills and decision points rather than abstract theory. Expect straightforward problem identification, short experiments to test new responses, and check-ins on what changed. She frames work around the client's priorities and the problems they want to resolve.
People who prefer practical, structured work tend to find this approach useful. The therapist asks about goals early on and revisits them regularly so progress is measurable and adjustments are concrete.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy is built around listening carefully to the client's concerns and reflecting them back so goals become clearer. This approach helps when someone needs space to sort priorities or make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns and testing small changes in daily life, which suits problems like anxiety, depression, and stress. Existential Therapy looks at meaning and values and can help when people are grappling with life purpose or major transitions.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what a client wants to change, then recommend techniques to try. That plan is revisited and adjusted based on what produces real, practical differences for the client.
The profile does not specify particular session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commute time. It also lets sessions focus on concrete skills that can be practiced between meetings, such as behavior experiments or mindfulness exercises, so therapy fits into everyday life without promising a specific format.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Kentucky, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. Relationship and family issues and caregiver stress are also frequent topics.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to try concrete, short experiments to change them. Sessions include practice tasks and review of what worked.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 30 years of experience working with people facing trauma, domestic violence, traumatic brain injury, and veteran-related concerns. That history guides her practical approach.
What credentials and location are on file?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and Kentucky and practices from Kentucky. Those credentials are shown as AZ LCSW and KY LCSW.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online or in-person options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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