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Leigh Ann Drew, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Leigh

Leigh Ann Drew is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a decade of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and grief. She blends practical strategies with empathic listening to create an atmosphere where clients can explore difficult feelings and life transitions without judgment.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes collaboration, meeting clients where they are while working toward clearer coping skills and improved emotional well-being. She draws on evidence-based practices including Internal Family Systems, attachment-informed approaches, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to address issues such as parenting challenges, career concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and relationship patterns rooted in family of origin.

Leigh Ann also supports those facing adoption and foster care matters, aging and caregiver stress, end-of-life issues, and questions of life purpose. Clients can expect a personalized plan that balances insight, practical tools, and skill-building to manage symptoms and pursue meaningful change.

Integrating relational and parts-focused work online

Leigh Ann uses an integrative framework that often brings Internal Family Systems together with attachment-informed and client-centered methods. Internal Family Systems looks at the many parts that make up someone’s inner life and helps people develop a kinder relationship with those parts, which can be useful for trauma, anxiety, and persistent self-criticism. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships formed early in life and helps people build more supported ways of relating and communicating, which can ease caregiving stress, family-of-origin issues, and intimacy concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with clients to clarify goals, preferences, and comfort levels, and she adapts strategies as therapy progresses so interventions match each person’s needs and stage of change.

Online work is offered through a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines, maintain continuity of care across life changes, and access support from home or work. Licensed professionals can use these formats to combine reflective conversation, skill practice, and brief check-ins between longer sessions to support steady progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Leigh Ann commonly address?
She works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, career stress, depression, and compassion fatigue, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, using approaches such as Internal Family Systems, attachment-based strategies, CBT, and mindfulness to tailor work to each person’s needs.
How long has she been practicing?
Leigh Ann brings 10 years of professional experience to her work with clients.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She holds the credential LCSW and is licensed in Florida with license number FL LCSW SW14953.
Does she offer services in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions available?
Leigh Ann offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Career difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposePost-traumatic stressSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English