Denae Leigon
Calm, practical support for family challenges
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Denae
Denae Leigon is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on family and parenting concerns. She offers steady, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship tensions, grief, or life changes. Her tone in sessions is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people feel heard and find clearer ways forward.
She trained and practiced in California and brings more than 32 years of experience to her work.
Background and approach
Much of that time was spent at a county Children's Mental Health Department where she provided therapy and supervision for 19 years. During that period she led parenting classes and ran support groups aimed at improving communication and stability for caregivers. Her practice uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with attention to attachment patterns and a client-centered stance.
That means she helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, and then tries practical steps to change them. She also pays attention to how relationships and early bonds affect everyday reactions. Sessions tend to focus on clear skills and real-life application.
People can expect collaborative goal-setting, straightforward feedback, and strategies they can try between visits. She encourages testing small changes and reviewing what helps. Denae emphasizes respect and steady support during difficult moments.
Her work includes addressing trauma, addiction concerns, ADHD, mood issues, and parenting struggles. She aims to help clients build more reliable routines and better ways to cope as they work toward their goals.
Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and reactions. It helps people understand their patterns around closeness, trust, and caregiving so they can try new ways of relating.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting connection. The therapist follows the client’s pace, reflects concerns, and helps people find their own solutions rather than imposing a plan.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replaces them with practical strategies. It is often used for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and behavior patterns that cause conflict.
Picking the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is working.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions suit those on the go, and live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit regular support into everyday life and to try strategies between sessions.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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