Carrie Leafblad , LPC

Carrie Leafblad is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. She has five years of clinical experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. Carrie focuses on practical support and steady guidance rather than jargon-heavy explanations.

She works with people facing life transitions, relationship challenges, and parenting strains. Carrie also supports women dealing with body image, postpartum adjustment, caregiver stress, and healing from past hurt. She uses a warm, respectful manner that centers each persons story.

In sessions she combines listening with concrete skills. Clients can expect help with emotion regulation, coping strategies, and problem-solving. Carrie draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness practices, and trauma-focused tools to tailor the work to each situation.

Her background includes focused work on issues like addiction, intimacy concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Carrie also addresses communication struggles, chronic illness adjustment, and the effects of abandonment or dissociation. She aims to make progress feel manageable and relevant to daily life.

Carrie uses a collaborative style. She invites people to set goals and checks in on what is and isn't working. The pace is adjusted to match each person's needs, with clear steps between sessions so progress is easier to track.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a trusting working relationship. It emphasizes empathy, reflective listening, and collaboration to shape goals that matter to the person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and problem-solving in day-to-day life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Carrie will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and recommend methods that fit. That conversation is collaborative and can change as progress unfolds, with regular check-ins to see what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter and a longer conversation is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can help people keep momentum between sessions or check in during a busy day. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people access therapy from different locations and routines.