Therapist profile
Leigh Ann Ryan, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Anxiety
Continue with LeighWhere Leigh stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Pennsylvania / CW025285
- NPI
- 1265776934
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- Parenting challenges
- Self esteem
- Codependency issues
About Leigh
Leigh Ann Ryan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW in Pennsylvania with 17 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She also notes additional focus areas such as codependency, body image, blended family issues, and social anxiety.
She approaches sessions as a chance to talk through problems and build practical skills. Leigh Ann treats clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for existing strengths to build on. Conversations are direct and focused on small, doable steps rather than on abstract theories.
In sessions she helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck, like overgiving or avoiding difficult conversations. She offers ways to set clearer boundaries, manage strong emotions, and gain steadier motivation. The emphasis is on everyday changes that feel possible to try between meetings.
Her background includes nearly two decades of clinical work in Pennsylvania. That experience shapes a straightforward style that blends short-term problem solving with attention to recurring patterns. She supports people handling transitions such as separation, blended family adjustments, or shifts in life purpose.
Leigh Ann works in English and accepts international clients. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling details through the platform's matching and scheduling steps.
How sessions work
Approach and practical online sessions
Leigh Ann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on helping people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions. One common approach she uses involves identifying automatic thoughts and behavior patterns, then testing small behavioral changes to see what works. This helps with anxiety, low mood, and people-pleasing habits. Another approach emphasizes problem-focused skill building such as boundary-setting, communication practice, and stepwise exposure to feared social situations. That style supports someone who wants concrete tools for daily life.Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to agree on goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. If an approach doesn't feel helpful, they will adjust it together rather than sticking to a single plan.
Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel, or use shorter check-ins when time is limited. Some formats may be better for practice exercises that use video, while others suit quick phone check-ins or message-based follow-ups; check the platform for which are offered with this clinician.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting problems, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Additional focuses include codependency, body image, blended family issues, and social anxiety.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and conversational. She emphasizes noticing patterns, building small skills, and using a client's strengths to make change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience providing clinical services. That background informs a direct, skills-oriented approach.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania. The profile lists Pennsylvania as her practice location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current online session options before booking.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on your listed location.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
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.