Andrea LeBeau , LSCSW

Andrea LeBeau is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) based in Kansas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting strains, trauma, and family concerns. She supports those coping with depression, grief, eating and body-image issues, ADHD, and relationship challenges. Her approach centers on respectful, direct communication and practical steps people can use between sessions.

Andrea draws on seven years of experience that began after she completed her social work degree at the University of Kansas in 2017. Much of her work has been in child welfare, where she provided both family-based and individual therapy focused on keeping families together. She has also worked with the National Suicide Hotline and used crisis counseling skills in urgent situations.

In practice she combines several methods to meet each person’s needs. Sessions may use client-centered conversation to follow what matters most to the client, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and mindfulness skills to manage overwhelming feelings. She describes her style as empathetic but direct, and she offers positive feedback when it fits.

Andrea currently supervises therapists who provide services to families in the foster care system. She aims to build a strong working relationship first, then adapt methods to fit a person’s goals and life circumstances. She responds to messages through the platform and works to reply promptly.

People looking for help with women's issues may find her background relevant, particularly around parenting, family dynamics, adoption and foster care matters. She conducts sessions in English and practices as an LSCSW in Kansas.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Andrea often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person, helping them feel heard and guiding the conversation where they want it to go. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. That discussion guides which methods are used and how they are adapted for the person’s situation.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for full conversations and skill practice, phone works well when less bandwidth is available, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue progress when schedules change.