Therapist profile
Leah Doughty, LMHC, LPC
Indiana
LMHC and LPC - Anxiety and Addictions work
Continue with LeahWhere Leah stands
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 84886; LMHC, Indiana / 39005875A
- NPI
- 1972212546
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Indiana
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Boundary work
About Leah
Leah Doughty is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with six years of clinical experience. She practices in Indiana and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting concerns, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Leah also focuses on attachment issues, codependency, drug and alcohol addiction, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.
Leah sees people as the expert on their own stories. She asks straightforward questions and listens for strengths clients already have. Sessions focus on small, practical steps people can try between meetings. The pace aims to match what each person can manage in daily life.
Her approach centers on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Leah helps people understand patterns that keep them stuck, such as people-pleasing or putting others first at their own expense. She works with clients to build clearer boundaries, develop coping skills, and reduce overwhelm.
In early sessions she helps clarify goals and priorities. From there she and the client test ways of responding to stress and relationship pressure, then adjust what’s working. Progress is tracked in concrete ways, like changes in daily habits or reactions to triggers.
Leah asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before the first appointment. That helps shape the first session and keeps the focus practical from the start.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions
Leah draws on common evidence-based techniques that target thinking patterns and behavior. Cognitive-style approaches help people notice and test thoughts that increase anxiety, shame, or guilt. These methods are useful when someone wants clearer thinking around boundaries and self-worth.Behavioral strategies focus on small actions that change daily routines. That can include practicing new responses to requests from others, setting short experiments for saying no, and building steady coping skills to reduce urges related to substance use or people-pleasing. These techniques are practical and measurable over time.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. Leah collaborates with each person to identify what fits their goals and preferences. Together they adjust methods and pace based on progress and what feels manageable.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know the formats she offers. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so therapy can be more consistent. Licensed professionals use these formats to keep momentum and practice skills between sessions.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Texas, Indiana
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting concerns, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, codependency, substance addiction, guilt and shame, and life purpose.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Leah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and keeps sessions practical. She focuses on identifying patterns, building skills, and testing small changes between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional work experience in counseling and mental health services.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and is licensed in Indiana. She also holds a Texas LPC credential per her background.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Session cost varies with location and sessions operate through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on where the client is located.
What should I do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session to get started.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.