About Leonard
Leonard Hargrave is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Texas. He offers steady, experienced care for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, relationship strain, or depression. Leonard writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what matters most to each person.
With 34 years of practice, he brings long experience to common and complex problems. He helps people work through relationship and communication issues. He also supports those coping with attachment concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, and blended family challenges.
Background and approach
Leonard addresses health-related life stress too, including chronic illness, chronic pain, cancer, and caregiver strain. He is comfortable talking about body image, codependency, commitment worries, and situations involving BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture. He also helps people after natural or human-caused disasters.
Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Leonard favors clear talk, goal setting, and building everyday skills for managing anxiety and mood. He explains options and works with each person to choose approaches that fit their life.
People who prefer working remotely can connect with him by video, phone, chat, or text messaging. Services are provided in English from Texas. Leonard uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Leonard uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real problems and practical solutions. One common approach emphasizes building skills to manage anxiety and stress through breathing, activity planning, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations. This helps people reduce avoidance and gain confidence in daily life. Another approach concentrates on improving communication and connection in relationships. It teaches clear ways to talk about needs, set boundaries, and resolve recurring conflicts so interactions feel less hurtful and more productive. Finding the best approach is a team effort. Leonard discusses each person's goals, preferences, and life demands, then suggests methods to try together. He adjusts plans based on what works and what doesn't, so therapy stays matched to the person's needs. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people use visual cues for richer conversation, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skill reminders, or when typing is preferred. These options increase flexibility so people can keep momentum and access care from Texas without long commutes.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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