- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Self esteem work
About Lea
Lea Frances-Poll is an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) and an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Utah with ten years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Lea also focuses on compassion fatigue and concerns around codependency, control, guilt, shame, and isolation. She lists life purpose and women's issues among her areas of focus. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted.
Lea uses straightforward conversation to help people name what feels off and decide on small, realistic next steps. She listens for patterns such as people-pleasing or control struggles, then helps clients try different choices and notice what shifts. Work often includes setting practical goals, practicing new ways of relating to difficult feelings, and testing out changes between sessions.
Clients can expect a collaborative style where questions and reflection guide each meeting. Lea emphasizes understanding how stress and grief affect daily life and practical strategies to manage them. She helps people rebuild self-esteem by identifying strengths and changing self-critical habits.
Her background includes a decade of clinical work supporting diverse adults, including LGBTQ+ people and older adults, in secular, non-religious therapy settings. Lea notes compassion fatigue and burnout as common issues she addresses in her practice.
To begin, prospective clients use the site questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Fees vary with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm current session options before booking.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Lea works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach is brief problem-focused work that breaks down stress and anxiety into manageable pieces and tests small behavior changes. This method helps when immediate coping skills and clearer priorities are needed. Another approach is grief-focused processing, which helps people name losses, tolerate strong feelings, and find ways to reorganize daily life after change. That kind of work supports people navigating bereavement or other endings. Finding the right fit is treated as a collaborative process. Lea will discuss different approaches with each person, consider their goals and preferences, and adjust methods as needed. The emphasis is on trying options and noticing what helps rather than committing to a single path from the start. The original biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also let people work while maintaining routines at home and allow sessions during a break in the day without needing to commute. Licensed professionals can use these practical benefits to help therapy fit everyday life.Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Utah, Arizona, Nevada
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include codependency, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and women's issues.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using conversation to identify unhelpful patterns and small experiments to test new ways of coping. Sessions often include goal setting and skills to manage difficult emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in clinical settings supporting adults through transitions and burnout-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in Utah.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography did not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.