Leah Yeshnik
Hi, I’m Leah Yeshnik, LMFT. I specialize in supporting adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. My approach is honest, direct, and grounded in presence. I listen deeply, reflect thoughtfully, and bring compassion, respect, consistency, humor, and accountability into the therapeutic space. My work is especially attuned to the emotional and relational experiences of women.
I am direct and clear in my approach, helping clients gain insight into patterns in their emotions, behaviors, and relationships.
I incorporate a range of modalities to meet different learning styles and needs, including expressive arts, journaling, self-reflection, skill building, and somatic practices
First session
Our first session is a space to explore what brings you here and what you’d like to change. We’ll talk about what’s been working, what hasn’t, and what you hope to gain. You don’t need to have everything figured out. My goal is for you to leave our first session with a sense of relief, understanding, and a clearer path toward the change you need.
Strengths
I bring deep empathy and attunement, creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients feel truly heard. I am direct and clear in my approach, helping clients gain insight into patterns in their emotions, behaviors, and relationships. By integrating CBT, ACT, DBT, attachment based, and somatic approaches, I tailor treatment to each person’s needs and learning style. I balance support with accountability, offering practical tools alongside compassion, presence, and humor, while guiding clients to navigate complex emotions and relational challenges and build lasting resilience.
Ideal clients
If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or caught in repeating emotional or relational patterns and want both insight and practical tools, I support people navigating trauma, relationship challenges, self-esteem struggles, and intense emotions. Many of the individuals I work with have spent years carrying a lot on their own, feeling misunderstood or disconnected, or coping with the effects of inconsistent or chaotic relationships. My approach helps clients break old cycles, regulate their emotions, and build a more grounded, secure, and connected life.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps clients understand how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence one another. In my practice, I use CBT to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, challenge them, and replace them with more balanced thoughts. We also work on behavioral strategies like practicing new coping skills or shifting daily habits to create practical, lasting change.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients make space for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while taking actions aligned with their values. In my practice, I use ACT to teach mindfulness, increase psychological flexibility, and help clients clarify what matters most so they can make choices that move them toward a meaningful, grounded life.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches clients practical skills to manage intense emotions, improve relationships, and stay grounded in the present moment. In my practice, I use DBT to help clients build mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness which is clear communication, healthy boundaries, and getting needs met in relationships, so they can navigate stress more effectively and respond rather than react.
Eclectic
Eclectic therapy means I draw from multiple evidence based approaches rather than relying on just one method. In my practice, I tailor treatment to each client’s needs, pulling from CBT, ACT, DBT, attachment based work, and somatic techniques as appropriate. This allows me to meet clients where they are and use the tools that best support their growth, insight, and healing
Attachment-based
Attachment based therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of closeness, trust, and emotional regulation. In my practice, I use this approach to help clients understand these patterns, heal relational wounds, and build healthier ways of connecting with themselves and others. It creates a safe, consistent space where clients can develop secure, supportive relational experiences.
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Virtual sessions
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- CaliforniaLicense 156451