Rachel M. Leonard, MA, LPCC
Rachel Leonard
Licensed Professional CounselorVerified by Christian Care Connect
States currently licensed in
KY, OH
Locations
KY, OH
Accepting New Clients
Yes
Accepting Referrals
Yes
I grew up as a pastor’s kid, which means I learned early what it looks like to give your life to people while quietly wondering who’s taking care of you. I gave my own life to ministry as a young girl, and I’ve spent the years since pursuing that call in different forms — through ordination, through mission work, and eventually through counseling, which turned out to be the shape ministry took for me.
My path here wasn’t a straight line. It started with walking alongside a minister’s child through something painful in their church — watching up close what it costs a family when the calling that gives them purpose is also the thing exposing them to a level of scrutiny, isolation, and pressure most people never see. Since then, I’ve walked with a lot of PKs and MKs processing who they are apart from their parents’ calling, and with young adults wrestling with whether they’re called to ministry or missions themselves — several of whom are serving in the field today.
That background shapes everything about how I practice. I’m a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor — Rachel M. Leonard, MA, LPCC — and an ordained minister, and I built Lionheart Counseling for people who give everything to a calling and rarely get asked how they’re actually doing.
How Faith Shows Up in Session
I don’t assume what your faith looks like or how you want it in the room — I ask. Some clients want scripture and prayer woven through every session; others want their faith held quietly in the background while we do the clinical work. I meet you where you actually are, not where I assume a Christian client should be. When it’s welcome, I offer prayer and scripture directly, and when a client is open to it, we integrate biblical principles into the deeper work — not as an add-on, but as part of how we understand identity, suffering, and restoration together.
Three passages shape how I think about this work:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) — Most of the people I work with have been carrying weight far longer than anyone realized, including them.
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.” (Psalm 34:18) — Nearness, not distance, is what healing actually requires.
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23) — This is where the name Lionheart comes from. Guarding your heart isn’t the same as hardening it. It’s protecting the place everything else flows from.
Who I Work With
I work across the full age range — children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families — which matters a lot for ministry and missionary households, because the toll of the calling rarely lands on just one person. I’ve worked with pastors and church staff carrying compassion fatigue and burnout, missionary families navigating reentry and the particular grief of leaving a field behind, spouses holding the household together while their partner is consumed by the ministry, and PKs and MKs figuring out their own identity and faith apart from their parents’. Whether it’s the whole family system or one exhausted person in it, I want to help your household function like a family, not just a support structure for someone else’s calling.
Intensives
For ministry and missionary families especially, weekly therapy doesn’t always fit the rhythm of the life you’re actually living — sabbaticals, furloughs, transition seasons, or the reality that carving out an hour a week for months isn’t realistic when you’re the one everyone else depends on. I offer therapy intensives: extended, focused blocks of time built for families and individuals who need real movement in a compressed window, whether that’s processing a hard season in ministry, working through reentry after the field, or finally doing the family work that’s been waiting for a season when everyone can actually be in the room together.
The Practical Details
I’m based in Louisville, Kentucky, with telehealth available throughout Kentucky and Ohio, and in-person sessions available soon. Intensives are in-person in Louisville. Sessions are self-pay; many clients use HSA or FSA funds, and a superbill is available on request.
If you’re in ministry, on the field, or holding a family together through someone else’s calling, I’d be glad to talk with you.
LET'S CONNECT
MY PRACTICE AT A GLANCE
212 N 2nd St, STE 100, Kentucky 40475
1-502-532-4673
Rachel M Leonard
(502) 532-4673
rachel@lionheartcounseling.net
Offers Telehealth
Treatment Services
Psychosocial Evaluations (Non-psychologist psychotherapists)
75-90 min
Individual Sessions
50-60 min
Other Sessions
Couples Sessions
Family Sessions
Telehealth
Psychological Testing
No
Ages
Preteen (11-12)
Adult (18-70)
Adolescent (13-17)
Senior (70+)
Special populations
Pastors/Missionaries and their spouse/children
Ministry Leaders
First Responders
Disabled
Healthcare Workers
Types of Therapy
Talk Therapies
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT),
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Interpersonal Therapy
Attachment-based Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Trauma Focused
Family Systems Therapy
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Eclectic
Person-Centered
Strength-Based
Treatment Issue
Top Specialties
ADHD
Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Spiritual struggles
Faith Struggles
Substance abuse
Family Struggles
Borderline personality disorder
Women’s issues
Parenting/Children issues
Strengths
ADHD
Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Substance abuse
Spiritual struggles
Biblical Integration - Verbally integrating Biblical principles, passages, doctrines, stories, and information into your treatment session
Yes
Do you utilize homework's assignments for patients to do in between sessions?
Yes
Finances
Cost Per Session
Evaluations
75-90 min 230
Individual Sessions
50-60 min 150
75-90 min 230
Couples Sessions
50-60 min 180
75-90 min 250
Payment Methods Accepted
Cash
Credit Card
Other
Do you accept payment plans
No
Do you provide or work with an organization that provides loans for treatment
No
Qualifications
License Number
State License
E.2505624
State License
306261
School
Southeastern University
Undergrad
Ashland Theological Seminary
Masters Degree
Professional Associations
AACC
Location
Nearby Areas
Cities
Louisville
Cincinnati
Lexington
Akron
Cleveland
Columbus
Covington
Florence
Winchester
Richmond
Counties
Oldham
Jefferson
Montgomery
Hamilton
Boone County
Kenton
Campbell
Henry
Zips
40475
41075
40014
45342
Zip: 41075
Zip: 40475
Zip: 40014
Zip: 45342

