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Dr. LeAnn Bruce, LCSW

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationKentucky
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About LeAnn

Dr. LeAnn Bruce offers experienced, compassionate care for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

With a 30-year career as an LCSW, she centers work on helping clients regain stability, build practical coping skills, and explore personal meaning during difficult seasons. Her practice emphasizes respect for each person's background and values while attending to the emotional and practical effects of relationship strain, family problems, caregiving stress, and domestic violence.

Dr. Bruce combines evidence-informed methods with a strengths-based stance to help clients move past guilt, shame, and patterns that limit well-being.

She draws on Internal Family Systems alongside client-centered, cognitive behavioral, existential, and mindfulness-oriented techniques, tailoring sessions to the individual's needs. Located in Kentucky, she brings particular attention to women's issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, and traumatic brain injury, and she also offers coaching to support life purpose and transitions.

Integrating IFS and Practical Therapies Online

Dr. Bruce often integrates Internal Family Systems with client-centered and cognitive behavioral methods to address patterns that create distress. Internal Family Systems helps people identify and relate to different internal parts rather than feeling overwhelmed by emotions, which can be useful for trauma, anxiety, and addictive behaviors. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person's own goals guide the work, supporting growth and self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers structured techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and improve daily coping.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will explore goals, preferences, and life context together and adapt methods as the work evolves to find the best fit for that person’s needs and values.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow people to receive care from home or other convenient locations, fit therapy into busy schedules, and maintain continuity during life changes while working with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Dr. Bruce works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, relationship and family challenges, and coaching for life purpose. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, domestic violence, veteran and armed forces issues, traumatic brain injury, and women's issues.
Which therapeutic approaches shape the counseling style?
Her practice uses a blend of client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), existential therapy, mindfulness therapy, and Internal Family Systems. These approaches are applied flexibly to match each client's goals and circumstances.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She brings 30 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker to her therapeutic work.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is an LCSW with licensing details including AZ LCSW LCSW-21977 and KY LCSW 1683, and her practice is based in Kentucky.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time; services are provided to clients within the regions she is licensed to serve.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsCoaching

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressDomestic violenceFamily problemsLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Kentucky, Arizona

Languages

English