- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Geraldine
Geraldine Leary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting challenges. She supports people struggling with addictions, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem issues, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes.
Her tone is calm and direct, aimed at parents and caregivers who feel stuck and want practical steps forward. Geraldine believes most people have inner strengths they can use when life gets hard.
Background and approach
She starts by listening to where someone is now and what matters most to them. Sessions focus on small, concrete steps to reduce distress and build habits that support long-term change. Her practice mixes Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and she also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing.
That means conversations combine understanding personal experience, learning new ways to think and act, and practicing skills to manage emotions. Geraldine has worked in outpatient, residential, in-home, and hospital settings with people aged 12 to 95. She has led individual sessions, groups, and has experience with family and couples work.
Her approach is flexible and tailored to what each person needs to reach their goals. She describes her style as present and respectful, and she may challenge clients in ways that push for honest change. Together with a client she makes a plan, sets goals, and checks progress so therapy stays focused on real-life improvements.
What Geraldine works with
Everything Geraldine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Geraldine helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
Approaches Geraldine lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they hear, and helps people discover their own solutions; this is useful when someone needs space to talk through parenting stress or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete techniques to change them. CBT helps when anxiety, depression, or patterns of reacting make daily life harder by giving specific tools to try between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It can be helpful for intense emotions, anger, or situations where people cycle between extremes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That process may combine elements from different approaches and adjust as progress is made.
Online sessions using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video works well for face-to-face conversations, phone calls suit quick check-ins or lower bandwidth needs, live chat can be used for shorter exchanges, and text-based messaging helps with brief updates or practice between sessions. These options give flexibility for parents balancing schedules and responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Geraldine
What concerns does Geraldine address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, anger, bipolar symptoms, and parenting challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and present, listening first and then offering practical steps. She can be gently challenging to help clients move toward change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working in outpatient, residential, in-home, and hospital settings with people from age 12 through 95.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an LCSW license (AZ LCSW) and practices in Arizona.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Geraldine?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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