- Anxiety and depression
- Family of origin patterns
- Cognitive and attachment work
About Leah
Leah Farah is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults and adolescents on concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship problems, parenting stress, self-esteem, and family-related issues including family of origin patterns.
Leah uses a client-centered approach that centers the person’s own perspective. She combines that foundation with attachment-informed ideas and cognitive strategies. In sessions she listens, reflects, and helps people identify patterns that repeat from earlier family roles and expectations.
Her work often focuses on how early family dynamics affect current behavior and relationships. She helps people recognize repeating roles, communication patterns, and boundaries that no longer fit. That can include working through grief, intimacy concerns, or the strain of caregiving and chronic illness.
Leah’s background includes experience in community mental health agencies and school settings. She has provided individual therapy and family-related supports, alongside case management work that connected clients with practical resources. Those settings shaped a pragmatic style that aims to link talk with everyday coping skills.
In sessions she collaborates with clients to set clear goals and to test small changes between meetings. Techniques draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based ideas, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation skills are needed. She uses this blend to help people make sense of difficult patterns and try new ways of relating.
How Leah blends approaches for online work
Leah draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her clinical work. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current relationships, which can help when family of origin issues feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depression.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Leah collaborates with clients to identify what feels helpful and adjusts methods based on goals and preferences. That collaborative planning includes checking whether to focus on emotion, thinking patterns, or relationship dynamics in a given phase of therapy.
Confirm the exact session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as reducing travel time or allowing short check-ins during a break. They also make regular follow-ups easier after an initial session, and can support practicing communication skills or emotion regulation exercises between meetings.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns including family of origin issues, grief, parenting stress, and self-esteem.
What is her general therapy style?
Leah uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes the client’s perspective and collaboration on goals. She integrates attachment-informed thinking and cognitive strategies in sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of experience providing therapy in community mental health agencies and school settings, offering individual work and family-related supports.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and provides services to people located in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients; services are offered to people within Florida only.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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