Ramona Leonards, LPC

Ramona Leonards is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with three decades of experience in community mental health in San Antonio, Texas. She has worked across the lifespan with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults, often serving under-served populations through non-profit community agencies. Her clinical work has addressed a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. She has supported people navigating gender identity and LGBTQ issues and has helped many who experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. She has also worked with individuals on the autism spectrum as they move toward adulthood and greater independence.

Leonards brings a warm, interactive style to therapy that emphasizes respect and compassion. She prioritizes the whole person rather than focusing only on diagnostic labels, and she collaborates with clients to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each person’s unique needs. Her clinical approach blends cognitive-behavioral methods, humanistic perspectives, psychodynamic ideas, and rational-emotive techniques to create individualized care. Seeking help can be a courageous first step, and Leonards aims to guide clients toward achieving personal goals and a greater sense of empowerment.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental partnership in which the therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathy, and helps people explore their values and goals - it is especially useful for building self-esteem, adjusting to life changes, and working through grief. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is commonly used to address anxiety, mood concerns, and stress by teaching practical coping skills and new ways of responding to challenges. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people explore and reframe emotional experiences and attachment patterns, which can strengthen relationships and improve communication between partners or family members.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ramona Leonards works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. Clients are active partners in shaping the work.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules and for those who live far from office-based services. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or during transitions, and they allow therapy to continue in a way that fits daily routines and changing needs.