Victoria Leonard Counseling, PLLC
Phone: 910-463-2442 | Fax: 910-661-3671 | Email: admin@victorialeonardcounseling.com
Welcome
As a licensed clinical social worker, I am dedicated to helping clients find the strength and resilience they need to overcome the challenges of life. I am here to help you discover new insights, develop coping skills, and achieve lasting success.
My Approach
I help people heal from trauma (CPTSD & PTSD) and attachment wounds, ditch self-doubt, and start actually liking themselves (yes, it’s possible!). We need human connection to heal wounds caused by human misconnection.
I use EMDR (eye movement desensitization & reprocessing therapy), tools from IFS (Internal Family Systems), Somatic Processing, DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy), CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), SFT (Solution-Focused Therapy)- and a good dose of human connection to help you move from “just surviving” to thriving. Whether you're untangling old patterns causing conflict in relationships, rebuilding self-esteem, or just trying to feel more like you, we’ll do it with compassion, curiosity, and maybe even a little humor.
In addition to trauma, I enjoy helping people deconstruct their anxious thoughts, calm their nervous systems, and feel more like themselves again. Anxiety can be triggered by both current stressors and old experiences stored in the nervous system.
What To Expect At Your Visit
The first session generally includes information gathering, exploring goals, and getting to know each other.
Subsequent sessions are spent working toward meeting the identified goals. Clients can expect to spend 50 minutes in each session. I strive to maintain consistency, as time is our most precious resource.
Clients report feeling relief, increased joy and happiness, and helpful new perspectives on life as a result of psychotherapy. Therapy can also cause discomfort as a result of delving deep into the deepest parts of ourselves. Similar to cleaning a wound, it can be painful to prep before healing can begin.
The use of AI has become a new trend among therapists for documentation and treatment planning. I do not use AI technology in my work with my clients to ensure complete confidentiality.
