- Trauma-informed care
- CPT and DBT skills
- Somatically informed practice
About LeeAndrea
LeeAndrea Sturtz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, and coping with life changes. She also names concerns like abandonment, communication problems, guilt and shame, life purpose, mood disorders, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and women’s issues among her focus areas.
Her work is trauma-informed and draws from several evidence-based techniques. She uses Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to help people work through traumatic memories and the meanings they carry. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) strategies help clients clarify values and take actionable steps toward them.
LeeAndrea describes her practice as integrative and somatically informed, which means she pays attention to how emotions show up in the body alongside thoughts and behaviors. She often introduces grounding and body-awareness practices when intense feelings come up. Sessions are straightforward and focus on small, practical steps clients can try between meetings.
She emphasizes radical self-compassion as a way to counter harsh self-judgment and long-standing guilt or shame. In conversations she encourages noticing everyday moments that bring a sense of awe or meaning, and then using those moments to expand coping options.
If you are considering work on guilt or shame, expect a mix of talk-based processing, skill practice, and body-focused techniques. Confirm current session options before booking so the format fits your routine.
Therapeutic approaches used online and what they do
LeeAndrea frequently uses Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), which guides people to reframe and make sense of distressing memories and beliefs that keep guilt or shame active. CPT is often used for trauma and helps change unhelpful thinking patterns related to self-blame.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to teach concrete techniques for managing intense emotions. DBT-based skills include emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can reduce reactive shame responses.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another strand she uses to help people identify personal values and take small actions toward them despite uncomfortable feelings. ACT can be useful when guilt or shame interferes with living according to what matters most.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses your goals and preferences and helps choose or combine methods that fit your situation. This collaborative process adjusts as your needs change over time.
Confirm which online session formats are offered before booking, as the profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so people can use appointment hours more efficiently.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address related to guilt or shame?
She lists guilt and shame among focus areas and works with related issues like abandonment, communication problems, and mood disorders.
How does she approach feelings of guilt in sessions?
Her approach blends trauma-informed care with techniques such as CPT, DBT, and ACT to help people talk through memories, learn emotion skills, and clarify values.
What background does she bring to this work?
She has three years of professional experience and describes her practice as integrative and somatically informed, which includes attention to bodily responses to emotion.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking to ensure they match your needs.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.