Denae Leigon
Compassionate, experienced marriage and family therapist
LMFT California
- Experience
- 32 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Denae
Denae Leigon is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with over three decades of clinical experience.
Background and approach
She draws on a long career that includes nearly two decades supervising and providing services in a county Children's Mental Health Department, where she led parenting classes, facilitated support groups, and worked directly with clients to strengthen communication and stability.
Her caseload there included issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, adoption and attachment questions, trauma and abuse, and ADHD, and she also provided therapeutic services within Juvenile Hall. Her counseling stance is warm and client-centered, with a focus on practical strategies drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-informed perspectives.
She emphasizes an open, compassionate connection that encourages vulnerability and supports clients through both hard and hopeful moments. Denae aims to help people navigate life transitions, manage stress and addiction concerns, process grief and trauma, and build healthier self-esteem and interpersonal functioning.
Licensed as an LMFT in California (CA LMFT 31358), she offers collaborative care grounded in experience and a focus on real-world skills for coping and change.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of connection and emotional bonds formed in relationships, helping people understand how past attachment experiences influence current trust, intimacy, and conflict resolution. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance where the therapist provides support and reflection while clients lead the pace and goals of their work.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each client to clarify goals, try strategies drawn from these approaches, and refine methods based on what best fits the clients needs, preferences, and life circumstances. This process allows flexibility in matching interventions to the issues at hand and in adjusting course as progress unfolds.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for scheduling and continuity of care. These formats can make it easier to attend sessions from home, coordinate around work or family responsibilities, and maintain momentum between meetings, while still focusing on skill-building, emotional processing, and relational change with licensed professionals.
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Experience
32+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English