About Leah
Leah Weissman is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She holds licenses as an LISW in Ohio and an LCSW in New York and brings six years of clinical experience. Leah aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and grounded in real conversation.
Leah creates a calm setting where clients can talk about painful memories, worries, or everyday pressures without feeling judged.
Background and approach
She listens closely to what matters most and helps people sort through feelings and choices. Sessions tend to be practical and straightforward, with attention to what a person wants to change next. Common topics she addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
She also helps people facing body image struggles, guilt and shame, or life transitions such as divorce and midlife changes. Money worries and questions about life purpose are also part of her practice. Leah draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor work to each person.
She partners with clients to set clear goals and to test changes between sessions. Progress is measured in small steps that add up over time. Her background includes clinical work in New York and Ohio over six years, supporting people with mood disorders and impulsivity as well as those dealing with isolation or loneliness.
Leah offers sessions in English and provides live video, phone, chat, and text-based options to fit different schedules.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Leah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding how past experiences shape present feelings. One approach helps people identify patterns in relationships and attachment, so they can try new ways of relating and communicating. Another approach emphasizes working through painful memories and trauma in manageable steps so symptoms like anxiety and low mood lessen over time.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Leah collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what is or isn't helping so the process stays client-centered.
Online therapy with Leah is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good fit when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging offer shorter check-ins and flexibility for busy schedules or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and daily life while working with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York, Ohio
- Languages
- English