About Leah
Leah Weissman is a licensed social worker who focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. She holds an LCSW in New York and an LISW in Ohio and brings six years of professional experience to her practice. Leah aims to make reaching out easier for people feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
Leah creates a calm space where people can talk about hard things without fear of judgment.
How Leah works
She listens closely and helps people name what feels most urgent. Together they set small, practical steps that fit each person’s life and goals. Her work covers a range of related concerns, including attachment and abandonment worries, body image, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
She also supports people dealing with control issues, impulsivity, guilt, and shame. Leah helps with life transitions like divorce, midlife questions, and figuring out life purpose. Leah has experience addressing mood disorders and financial stress as it affects everyday life.
She pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try new ways of coping. Her approach aims to be clear and down-to-earth so people can use what they learn right away. Leah practices from New York and meets people through online sessions.
She speaks English and draws on six years of hands-on work to guide each person through their concerns.
What Leah works with
The areas below are the ones Leah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- 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
Training and background
| Registers | LISW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches meet online therapy
Leah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns and building practical skills. One common approach helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try small changes in behavior to reduce anxiety and low mood. This kind of work can help with stress, depression, and everyday worry.Another helpful technique emphasizes working through painful experiences and the ways those events affect current relationships and self-worth. It supports people dealing with trauma, abuse, attachment, and shame by processing strong emotions at a pace that feels manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Leah collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts strategies over time so the plan stays practical and useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy or unpredictable schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps the process. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or step into a conversation without being on camera. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep momentum between appointments.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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