- Collaborative process
- Mindfulness practices
- Practical skills
About Leah
Leah Southwick is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of clinical experience. She greets people with calm focus and aims to help them rebuild confidence, manage stress, and improve how they relate to others. Leah keeps sessions straightforward and collaborative so people can make steady progress at a comfortable pace.
Leah studied at UCLA, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and completed a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Her graduate training emphasized experiential learning and mindfulness meditation, which remain part of her work. She draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs in the moment.
In therapy Leah leans on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and how early experiences shape reactions. She also uses client-centered techniques to follow the person’s pace and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing help with building motivation and staying present.
Leah has helped people dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, grief, career shifts, and self esteem challenges. She also focuses on issues like codependency, postpartum depression, and challenges common to young adults and women.
Leah describes therapy as a partnership. She works with each person to set practical goals and build skills they can use outside sessions. To begin, readers can use the continue button on this profile to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Leah studied at UCLA, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and completed a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Her graduate training emphasized experiential learning and mindfulness meditation, which remain part of her work. She draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs in the moment.
In therapy Leah leans on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and how early experiences shape reactions. She also uses client-centered techniques to follow the person’s pace and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing help with building motivation and staying present.
Leah has helped people dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, grief, career shifts, and self esteem challenges. She also focuses on issues like codependency, postpartum depression, and challenges common to young adults and women.
Leah describes therapy as a partnership. She works with each person to set practical goals and build skills they can use outside sessions. To begin, readers can use the continue button on this profile to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.