- Trauma-focused CBT
- Mind-body exercises
- Young adult issues
About Asia
Asia Leak is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the District of Columbia and Virginia and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland. She has eight years of counseling experience and lists trauma and abuse and bipolar disorder among her main concerns. She also notes work with dissociation, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth, prejudice and discrimination, sexual assault and abuse, women's issues, and young adult issues.
Asia uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and movement-based practices. Her approach blends trauma-focused cognitive behavioral ideas with narrative work and somatic methods to address how thoughts, feelings, and body experience are connected. She includes mindfulness exercises and mind-body practices in sessions to help people regulate and notice internal states.
Her background includes a Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and undergraduate study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has additional coursework in dance and movement therapy and experience using play-based tools she developed for children affected by parental incarceration.
In practical terms, sessions can include talk therapy alongside breathing or movement-based exercises and brief mindfulness practices. Asia aims to help clients reframe difficult events and reduce distress tied to traumatic memories or overwhelming mood shifts.
People in early adulthood who are coping with transitions, identity questions, relationship stress, or the fallout from past abuse may find this therapist's combined talk-and-body approach relevant. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking.
How her approaches translate to online work
Asia blends trauma-focused cognitive behavioral ideas with narrative and somatic elements. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral techniques look at the links between thoughts and behaviors and help people practice new ways of responding to distressing memories or mood shifts. Narrative approaches focus on the stories people tell about themselves and help reframe those stories to reduce burden. Somatic and mindfulness-based practices bring attention to bodily signs of stress through breathing, grounding, and gentle movement exercises to help with regulation.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively to identify what feels most useful based on a client's symptoms, goals, and daily life. Together they may try different exercises and adjust methods as progress is made.
The practical benefits of remote work include fitting sessions into school, work, or busy schedules without travel and making it easier to maintain continuity between appointments. The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Licensed professionals commonly use talk alongside brief guided mindfulness or movement prompts that can be adapted to an online setting, which can support consistency of care while juggling early-adulthood demands.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She focuses on trauma and abuse and bipolar disorder, with additional attention to dissociation, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth, prejudice and discrimination, sexual assault and abuse, women's issues, and young adult issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines evidence-based cognitive behavioral ideas, narrative approaches, and somatic or movement-informed practices, with mindfulness and mind-body exercises included in sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working as a counselor.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LPC credentials in Virginia and the District of Columbia and an LCPC credential in Maryland. She is based in the District of Columbia.
Do sessions take place in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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