- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida, Utah
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Leigh-Anne
Leigh-Anne Husted is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, and addiction. She supports clients navigating trauma, compassion fatigue, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. Leigh-Anne brings a calm, straightforward style and focuses on practical ways to cope day to day.
She earned a Master’s degree in Social Work from Florida State University and holds LCSW licenses in Florida and Utah.
Background and approach
Over 11 years she worked with at-risk youth and young adults in schools, residential care, wilderness therapy, and with people experiencing homelessness. That range of settings shaped a flexible approach to common problems. In sessions she listens first and then suggests tools that fit a person’s life.
Those tools can include thinking skills from cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity, and attachment-based ideas to strengthen close relationships. She also uses client-centered techniques that follow the person's pace and priorities. Leigh-Anne helps people untangle issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency, and caregiver stress.
She addresses career uncertainty, loneliness, and questions about life purpose with straightforward conversation and small, doable steps. Her style is practical and respectful. She focuses on building skills people can use between sessions and on adjusting plans as needs change.
Leigh-Anne works with English-speaking clients from Florida and holds licenses that reflect her professional standing.
What Leigh-Anne works with
Everything Leigh-Anne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Leigh-Anne helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Leigh-Anne lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current reactions; it can help people understand and change how they relate to partners or children. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and improve emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels most useful. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to keep and which to change over time.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and role-play when helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, homework follow-up, and brief coaching between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, parenting, and other daily demands.
Questions people ask about Leigh-Anne
What kinds of concerns does Leigh-Anne help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and trauma. There is also experience addressing relationship strain, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and client-focused. Sessions start with listening, then move to tools and steps that fit daily life.
What professional background does she bring?
She has 11 years of experience working with at-risk youth and young adults in schools, residential settings, wilderness therapy, and outreach to people experiencing homelessness.
What credentials and location are listed?
Leigh-Anne holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and is an LCSW licensed in Florida and Utah. Her practice is listed in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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