Asia Leak , LPC, MD, LCPC

Asia Leak is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in the District of Columbia with eight years of experience. She focuses on trauma and abuse and supports people facing bipolar disorder and related concerns. Asia offers a calm, movement-friendly approach that helps people reconnect with themselves and move toward healing.

She combines cognitive and narrative methods with body-centered practices. Sessions often include simple mindfulness and mind-body exercises to help people notice how thoughts, feelings, and behavior connect. Asia also draws on movement and breath work when clients find those methods helpful.

Her background includes a degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and additional coursework in dance and movement. She has used play-based tools for younger clients and designed a therapeutic board game to help children cope with parental incarceration. This reflects her ongoing interest in creative, movement-oriented supports.

Asia treats postpartum mood concerns, dissociation, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, and issues related to pregnancy and childbirth. She also addresses the effects of prejudice and discrimination and supports young adults as they navigate transitions and identity concerns.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

Approaches that combine talking and the body

Asia uses evidence-based cognitive and narrative ideas alongside movement-informed practices. Cognitive approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking, which can ease symptoms of bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress. Narrative work helps people separate themselves from a painful story and try new ways of telling their life events, useful after sexual assault or other trauma.

She also uses simple somatic and mindfulness exercises to help people notice bodily responses and reduce overwhelm. These practices can support pregnancy and postpartum concerns, dissociation, and tension tied to traumatic memories. Finding the right mix of talking and body-focused work is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques together, and adjust based on the client's needs, goals, and comfort level.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and movement-based exercises when useful. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide ongoing support between appointments and can fit around busy schedules.