Leah Riley, LPC

Leah Riley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and parenting challenges. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, self-esteem struggles, and workplace or social anxiety. Leah writes plainly and aims to make therapy understandable and approachable for busy parents.

Leah uses straightforward methods to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break problems into manageable steps. She also uses acceptance and mindfulness-based tools and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when needed.

Sessions focus on practical skills and small changes that fit daily life. Leah encourages clear goals and checks progress each week. She works to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk honestly about what is hard.

With ten years of experience, Leah blends hands-on strategies and listening. She helps people build better routines, handle parenting stress, and manage panic or mood shifts. People leave with concrete tools they can use between sessions.

Leah offers several ways to meet so therapy can fit parenting schedules and work demands. She guides each person to choose the approach and pace that feels right.

Online approaches and practical ways to meet

Leah commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. CBT helps break problems into clear steps and teaches tools to use between sessions.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make room for difficult feelings while taking steps toward what matters most. ACT can be useful for parenting stress, low mood, and struggles with control or perfectionism.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. Leah will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then recommend techniques or mix approaches based on what fits best. The work is collaborative and paced to individual needs.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes it easier to fit counseling into busy family and work schedules. Video suits deeper conversations and skill teaching. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick reflections, homework check-ins, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options aim to make consistent care more practical and flexible.