About me
My name is Leah Alviar and I would like to share a little bit about myself with you.
Degrees, Certifications, and Professional Experience:
Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership from the University of the Incarnate Word
M.A. in Counseling from the University of Texas at San Antonio
B.S. in Generic Special Education from Our Lady of the Lake University.
I am both a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified professional school counselor with over 22 years of counseling experience. I have held leadership roles in local, regional, and state counseling organizations, am a published author, present at local, state, and national conferences and served as editor for Ph.D. student dissertations.
Currently I am a Senior Director at the University of the Incarnate Word and teach graduate counseling courses as well as undergraduate prep courses at various universities. I previously
served as the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, an instructional designer, adjunct professor for the M.A. in Counseling program, Director of Field Experience, and assistant professor of education at OLLU, as well as professional school counselor in various ISDs in San Antonio. I have over 15 years’ experience teaching university students in both the online and face-to-face environments and have authored courses and taught classes at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 17 years.
Theoretical Perspective:
Over the course of my counseling career, I have worked with people who were anxious, depressed, stressed, and simply burned out; I have helped adolescents and couples who have struggled with communication issues and relationship barriers; I have worked with families regarding parenting, abuse, grief, and death; and I have helped individuals with career planning, self-esteem building, goal setting, and wellness strategies to cope with major life changes. Throughout my work, I have used many techniques and applied multiple theories, as each person is as unique as the theories and techniques. I am solution-focused and client-centered. I feel the counselor serves as the guide and facilitator for the clients as they move through their journey. I use a humanistic approach to counseling, but also integrate cognitive behavior therapy techniques as deemed appropriate. I adapt my counseling strategies to meet the needs of the client.
A Little About Me:
I have been happily married to my high school sweetheart for almost 25 years and together we have three amazing sons. We enjoy fishing, being outdoors, reading, traveling, and catching the latest movie together as a family. When practicing self-care, I enjoy ultrarunning, reading, skydiving and quilting.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationships
- Self esteem, Motivation
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
LGBT , Family conflicts , Intimacy-related issues , Parenting issues , Compassion fatigue , Co-morbidity , Communication problems , Family Problems , Guilt and shame , Infidelity , Life purpose , Midlife crisis , Postpartum Depression , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 22
Services offered
Messaging
Phone
Video
Licensing
TX LPC 18824
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Leah Alviar. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Regain might be different.
Best way I can put into words is everyone needs a Leah in their lives!
She is awesome. Highly recommend her.
We have benefited tremendously from Leah's counseling. After the first few months of stressful sessions, we are now at a point where we are enjoying the sessions and the progress that we are making. Leah is friendly, sympathetic, kind, and personable. She knows how to get to the bottom of each issue and identify the underlying concerns. She knows when to push and when to give us room. She is also willing to share details of her life which builds a great deal of trust and respect. To summarize, Leah is the best! :-)
Shes the best
Leah does a great job of making both me and my partner feel heard and understood, even when we totally disagree. I feel like our sessions are a restart button that help us re-focus on our relationship priorities.
We could not ask for a better person to get us through a difficult time. I am not sure if we would have made it through without her. We still have a lot of work to do, but I believe we are better than ever.
Leah is amazing. But there are a lot of counselors on here that were odd and difficult to work with.
Leah Is Super Dope.
Mrs. Alviar really helped me and my partner in the past, and now we are looking to her for help again. She is great at what she does.
Leah is a great listener and communicator and remains fair to both parties in a marriage.
Leah is super easy to talk to. I found myself sharing deep wounds and hurts easily with her and she understood my pain
Leah is amazing! You definitely feel heard. She is ready to help with strategies to reconnect. I would definitely recommend her.
Leah is awesome at what she does. She’s very professional, willing to listen and give you the tools and better perspective of handling life’s situations. I definitely would recommend her expertise to anybody of need.
Leah is awesome! She very quickly and expertly assessed our core conflicts in a sensitive and friendly manner. Her skills at conflict resolution and solution identification were apparent, as my partner and I were at a loss several times on how exactly to articulate our respective issues to each other. At the end of each session, Leah has made it a point to make sure both my partner and I understand what we expect from each other as well as what specific practices we could each adopt to best move our relationship out of a rut and back into healthy growth. I would recommend Leah Alviar to absolutely anyone. Thank you, Leah, for helping us take our lives back!
I believe so far in the few weeks that we have been speaking with Leah Alviar we have both grown and even though it is hard we both have worked towards our goals. I highly and personally recommend her.