April Leaman, MS

12/16/2025

🥳🙌 Take care of yourselves and support local, women-owned businesses? Yes please!

An evening for women who are tired of pretending confidence is just a mindset shift ✨

We’re hosting a Women’s Wellness & Beauty Event that brings mental health, wellness, and aesthetics into the same room for real, honest conversation. Not the polished Instagram version. The real one.

We’ll talk about confidence, how beauty culture shapes the way we see ourselves (for better and worse), and what it actually means to care for ourselves from the inside out. That includes mental health, nutrition, hormones, PRP, HRT, and the emotional weight women carry around all of it.

There will be education, discounted treatments, meaningful discussion, and space to just be human with other women who get it.

January 16th at 5pm
1608 Lititz Pike, Lancaster

A collaboration between and House of Aesthetics & Wellness.

Link to sign up is in the comments 🤍

11/14/2025

Accessibility to mental health care is so vital. I am proud to work in a place that is committed to doing our part to represent the values of our field to uphold the ability for all people to have the dignity of receiving care they deserve. ❤️

✨ Insurance Update for Our Community ✨

At As You Are Counseling Services, we believe that mental health care should feel accessible, humane, and grounded in real connection. We’re proud to continue expanding the insurance plans we accept so more individuals and families in the Lititz area can get the support they deserve — without unnecessary barriers.

We currently accept Aetna, Highmark, Capital Blue Cross (via Highmark), and Quest Behavioral Health, with Optum coming soon. This growth means that more people can step into therapy feeling supported, seen, and cared for from the very first call.

Our mission has always been centered on meeting people right where they are. Expanding insurance accessibility is one more way we live that out — by opening the door wider for our neighbors, our community, and anyone ready to begin their healing work.

Real People. Real Healing. Come as you are.

10/25/2025

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Research statistics suggest that a minimum of 50% of couples presenting for couples therapy has or is experiencing domestic abuse. As therapists and clinicians, it is our duty to understand these complex relational dynamics and offer ethical care toward safety and healing. 💜 https://www.gottman.com/blog/v-is-for-violence/

10/20/2025

I consider myself fortunate to be among this crew. ❤️

Let’s be honest — not all therapy practices are created equal.

At As You Are Counseling, we’re not chasing numbers, quotas, or growth for the sake of growth. We’re building something real.

Bigger practices can lose the personal touch — where therapists become just another name on a spreadsheet and their needs take a back seat to metrics. That’s not us. At AYA, our therapists are seen, supported, and valued as whole people. We believe that when clinicians feel cared for, they can care more deeply for others.

We intentionally keep our culture personal and connected — celebrating milestones, supporting professional dreams, and ensuring our therapists are truly compensated for their expertise. We pour into our team so they can pour into their clients.

We’re proud to be a place where heart meets purpose — where therapists thrive, clients heal, and everyone is reminded what it means to come as you are.

07/17/2025

So excited to be a part of a team that increases accessibility of mental health services to all in need.

🌍✨ New Blog Post Alert! ✨🌍

At As You Are Counseling, we believe that language should never be a barrier to healing. That’s why we’re proud to offer therapy in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language (ASL). 🧠💬🤟

Our newest blog post dives into why bilingual and ASL-accessible therapy is essential, how these communities are often overlooked, and what we can all do to bridge the gap. 📊💡

💻 Read now: https://www.asyouarecounselingllc.com/post/bridging-the-gap-why-bilingual-and-asl-accessible-therapy-is-essential
📍Serving Lititz, Lancaster County, and beyond

01/10/2025

I have been working through a Women’s Mental Health Specialist certification and the dearth of information on women’s reproductive trauma experiences is staggering. Today’s session concentrates on perinatal loss. Chances are, we all know many people who have dealt with this possibly even silently over our lifetimes. The complexities of women’s experiences are limitless. Today was a good reminder to be kind to others and be open to deepening our own understanding through ongoing learning and awareness. ♥️

10/13/2024

In 2003, I got my career started in mental health with an internship in which I was trained and certified in the SAAPC program. The program provides free counseling and advocacy for anyone affected by sexual abuse, harassment, and assault. I continued on after the time of my internship ending as a volunteer sexual assault hotline call responder. Sexual assault, domestic violence, and abuse issues have become a core piece of the work I believe in deeply. Today, here’s a shared post providing statistics and research correlated directly to the impact on mental health related to intimate partner abuse and stalking/cyberstalking. Know the signs and get help. Help others get help. And as always, believe someone when they are telling you that they are afraid, and resist passing judgment on others who stay in these dynamics out of fear. Please reach out locally to if you would like to become a volunteer with this excellent organization!

12/19/2023

I sometimes work with clients who are recovering from severe relational abuse where their sense of reality is distorted by a disordered individual. When they have done the work to set boundaries and separate from this person, then the next shoe drops and they find themselves a victim of an all-out smear campaign. It’s important to remember that when the abuser loses their ability to control you, they are feeling their power over you dwindle, so they try to control how others see you. This means you are doing something right. Trying to defend yourself against false accusations and character assassination is a trap-a trap to keep you connected to an emotional vampire. Remember that their constant criticisms and attacks are merely a confession of how they feel about themselves inside and move on with your day. Be strong. You know who you are. It’s a wild, wild world out there, but you’ve got this! 💪🏼 ❤️