Leann Buffmyer, LMSW
Michigan · 3 years in practice
Leann Buffmyer, LMSW, supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and LGBT issues.
License and registration
- LMSW, Michigan
- 6801117141 · expires October 2026
- NPI
- 1518319367 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Leann
Leann Buffmyer, LMSW, supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and LGBT issues. She aims to make the first steps toward change feel less overwhelming. Her approach centers on listening and helping clients name what matters most to them.
Leann keeps sessions warm and straightforward. She encourages honest talk about feelings and daily struggles. She focuses on practical ways to reduce panic, manage mood, and address eating and body-image worries.
Background and approach
Her work draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotions shape relationships with oneself and others. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered methods to help people clarify values and build small, workable changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are used when helpful to teach coping skills and manage intense emotions.
Leann treats attachment and communication problems, blended family tensions, fertility stress, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and loneliness. She offers a calm space to talk about social anxiety, panic attacks, and self-harm thoughts while focusing on immediate steps a person can take between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Leann practices in Michigan and brings three years of professional social work experience to her practice.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Leann lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Leann names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Leann uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name their emotions and how those emotions affect relationships and self-view. EFT is about tracking feelings and responding to them in ways that change patterns of connection and self-understanding.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which centers on noticing thoughts without getting stuck and choosing actions that match personal values. ACT can help with anxiety, mood struggles, and motivation by teaching acceptance skills and small behavioral steps.
The right approach often emerges together with the person in session. Leann treats therapy as a collaboration and will discuss which methods fit a person’s goals and daily life. She tailors the mix of emotion-focused work, values-based exercises, and skills training to what someone finds most helpful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face when they prefer visual connection. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging allow ongoing brief exchanges and support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and travel while keeping the focus on progress and real-life practice.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Leann supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, eating and body-image concerns, and LGBT-related issues. She also works with attachment problems, panic, social anxiety, and self-harm thoughts.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is warm and direct, with an emphasis on listening and practical steps. Sessions focus on naming emotions, clarifying values, and building everyday coping skills.
What is Leann's professional background?
Leann holds a Licensed Master Social Worker credential and has three years of professional social work experience. She has worked with people facing mood and relationship struggles.
Where does Leann provide services?
She practices in Michigan and provides services to people located there. Sessions are conducted in English.
Can someone outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered in English for people within the supported region.
What session formats are offered?
Leann offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. This allows people to choose what fits their schedule and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
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