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Ramona Leonards, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - anxiety and trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Client-Centered approach
About Ramona
Ramona Leonards is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 30 years of experience. She has worked in community mental health in San Antonio and has supported people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, and LGBT concerns.
She has experience with a wide range of situations, including bipolar mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, and complications after sexual assault or abuse. She has also worked with people on the autism spectrum navigating the transition to adulthood and independence. Her background includes long-term roles in nonprofit community agencies serving under-served populations.
Her main methods include cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered work, emotionally-focused methods, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies. In practice she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different responses, and build clearer routines. Sessions focus on concrete steps and problem-solving as well as processing strong emotions.
She adapts conversations and plans to the person sitting across from her rather than an assigned label. That approach means practical goals, regular check-ins, and adjustments when a strategy does not fit. Ramona aims to help people manage stress, reduce anxiety, and regain steadier daily functioning.
People come for many reasons - parenting strain, relationship difficulty, self-esteem struggles, coping with loss, or work-related compassion fatigue. Her long history in community settings means she is familiar with practical barriers people face and with straightforward ways to work around them.
How her approaches translate to online work
Ramona combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in straightforward ways. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and building a trusting conversation that centers the person rather than the diagnosis. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people recognize and name strong emotions and then practice responding differently in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work with the client to choose methods that fit the situation and goals. That collaboration means trying concrete steps, checking what helps, and switching tactics when needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use a quieter environment or skip video when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and emotionally-focused exercises to an online setting so the work remains practical and structured.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting problems, LGBT and gender identity matters, and related issues.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. The work is practical and focuses on changing behaviors that keep problems going.
What is her background and experience?
She has 30 years of experience in community mental health in San Antonio and has worked extensively in nonprofit settings with under-served populations.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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