Leigh Peregoy, MSW, LCSW
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I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in the state of Louisiana. This license permits me to work with individuals in a private practice.
After receiving my Masters in Social Work, I began my career working in medical hospitals. Most of my patients were elderly with serious medical problems. I moved on to work in specialty hospitals adults requiring a long period of time to recover.
The next phase of my career lead me to work in psychiatric hospitals. One hospital I worked with adults with mental and emotional disorders. The last two hospitals treated only older people with chronic mental illnesses or dementia type disorders.
In 2004, I opened my private practice. Most of my work there has been with adults. I continued to work in some outpatient settings for a time, working with chronic mental illness.
Throughout my time as a social worker, I have done volunteer work as a grief specialist. Through a non-profit organization, A Place That Warms the Heart, I have facilitated grief support groups My primary group has been for parents who have lost a child. I have had the priviledge to work with over 250 parents over the years through my group.