Carrie Leafblad - New Path Counseling & Wellness

Hi, I’m Carrie—Licensed Professional Counselor, mother, former educator, and someone who understands that healing rarely moves in straight, predictable lines.

For more than 15 years, I’ve walked alongside individuals from all backgrounds who are carrying more than they know how to put into words—relationship struggles, emotional abuse, parenting challenges, major life changes, family conflict, trauma, anxiety, and the weight of trying to hold everything together for everyone else.

Therapy can help you reclaim direction, rebuild trust in yourself, and create a steadier internal foundation—even when life around you still feels chaotic or uncertain. My clients often come to me trying to heal from trauma, manage anxiety or depression, or move through major life transitions such as parenthood, relationship changes, separation or divorce, caregiving, or recovering from emotional or relational wounds. Many arrive feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or stuck in patterns they’re ready to break free from. If you’re moving through a difficult relationship, a season of emotional overwhelm, or the lingering impact of past experiences. . . If you’re stepping into a new phase of life and wondering who you are now. . . you’re not alone, and you don’t have to sort through it by yourself.

As a mother, a former teacher, and a mental health professional who has worked in schools, community-based programs, outpatient treatment, and private practice, I understand the pressure of showing up for others while also trying to take care of your own emotional well-being.

Issues I Work With:

• Anxiety, panic, chronic worry
• Emotional regulation, depression and l overwhelm
• Life transitions and adjustment challenges (parenthood, career changes, identity shifts, aging)
• Trauma and abuse recovery, including childhood trauma, domestic violence, and complex trauma
• Emotional neglect, gaslighting, narcissistic & toxic relationships
• Grief and loss
• Relationship and marriage concerns, communication issues
• Parenting challenges, co-parenting stress, and family conflict
• Work-related stress, burnout, and work–life balance
• Women’s Issues
• Body image concerns and navigating societal pressures
• Emotional exhaustion, compassion fatigue, and balancing multiple roles
• ADHD and executive functioning difficulties in adulthood, including late diagnosed
• ASD-related communication challenges, social understanding differences, and communication challenges
• Self-esteem issues, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and boundary-setting
• Stress-related behaviors
• impulse control difficulties, OCD

My Approach

I use a range of interventions including:

• Trauma Informed Therapy
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
• DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
• Expressive Arts Therapy

Why Work With Me

Seeking therapy takes courage, and I provide a safe, supportive space where you are truly heard and understood. I walk alongside you as you build the tools and resilience to face challenges, grow, and thrive.

Each session—whether in-person or via video—is an opportunity to process, reflect, and create actionable strategies to live a more empowered life. Together, we turn challenges into opportunities for growth and confidence.

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."

Call or schedule today to start today.