About Leah

I'm Leah, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Ventura, working with teens and adults in person and online throughout California.

I've worked with children, teens, adults, and families across many different systems. I'm also a veteran, and I welcome veterans and military family members. I've seen how much people carry, and how the people who look like they're managing can be the ones struggling the most.

I specialize in trauma, including PTSD and complex PTSD, and in healing from abusive and controlling relationships. I also work with neurodivergent clients, including people with ADHD and autism. I'm trained in EMDR through an EMDRIA-approved program, and I also use Emotion-Focused Therapy and body-based approaches to help your nervous system learn that it's safe. Because often, insight is not enough.

You don't need to be an easy client to be welcome here. If you're angry, guarded, skeptical of therapy, or have coped in ways that don't look tidy from the outside, I understand. I will use my experience to inform our work, never to judge you.