About Leo
Leo Lyon helps people who are struggling with self-esteem, career doubts, depression, life changes, and compassion fatigue. He focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Leo speaks English and Tagalog and practices in Nevada as an LCSW.
He spends sessions looking for strengths a person already has. He encourages small experiments to test new ways of handling problems. Conversations are direct and aimed at building clearer goals for work and relationships.
How Leo works
He also gives tools to handle emotional overwhelm and burnout. Leo draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that include skills work, storytelling about life events, and values-focused strategies. He frames difficulties within a trauma-aware and strength-based approach.
This helps people make sense of past hurts while noticing where they already show resilience. He has three years of clinical experience and a Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
He practices under the credential LCSW. Sessions can include short practical exercises, reflective conversation, and planning for real-world changes. Leo aims to help people clarify goals around career, relationships, and identity.
He supports fathers, men, and others facing issues such as attachment, immigration, first responder stress, and family of origin concerns. People meet him for a mix of skills training and narrative work that emphasizes values and purpose. He works to keep sessions focused and usable, so progress shows up between meetings.
What Leo works with
The areas below are the ones Leo selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Tagalog |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Nevada |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques work online
Leo integrates skills training that teaches concrete coping techniques and emotion regulation. This approach helps when feelings feel overwhelming or when someone needs better ways to manage stress and burnout. Narrative work is also used to help people retell their life stories. Reframing events and seeing patterns can reduce shame and point toward meaningful change. He also uses values-focused methods that guide people to clarify what matters most to them. That work helps set clear goals for career choices, relationships, and parenting. The therapist and client decide together which approach fits best, and that choice can shift as needs and goals change. Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to get consistent help. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills visually. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text are good for shorter check-ins, step-by-step planning, or when writing helps organize thoughts. Therapy is collaborative: the therapist will listen, outline options, and try different methods until the best fit emerges. These online formats increase flexibility and make it simpler to maintain momentum between sessions.Start online instead of waiting
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