Leah Brooks

Leah Brooks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 11 years of experience helping people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. She works with stress, anxiety, LGBTQ concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Leah also addresses life purpose questions and related issues such as loneliness, body image, and difficulties in communication.

Leah uses clear, practical conversation to uncover what matters most to each person. She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Jungian therapy, and mindfulness to guide those conversations. Sessions focus on noticing patterns, testing small changes, and choosing actions that align with a person’s values.

Clients can expect straightforward talk about feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Leah helps people name where they feel stuck and tries techniques to reduce overwhelming symptoms. She also supports work on relational concerns and sexual culture topics such as kink and polyamory when those are relevant.

Her work includes addressing first responder and veteran-related issues, post-traumatic stress, shame and guilt, and stopping smoking or vaping. Practical steps and short-term strategies are mixed with deeper reflective work when needed. Leah aims to help people find more direction and clearer choices about the next steps in their life.

Leah practices in California and carries the credential LCSW. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, people complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.

How her approaches translate to online work

Leah commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when uncomfortable feelings appear, which can help people stuck in uncertainty about life direction. CBT looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and introduces concrete experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits.

She may also use EMDR when trauma memories are a central problem. EMDR involves guided processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional intensity, which can be useful for post-traumatic stress and lingering trauma symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Leah will talk through your goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest methods to try together. She adjusts the plan based on what is helpful and what feels manageable for you.

The site notes session arrangements and formats during the sign-up flow, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and support continued work between in-person commitments. Licensed professionals can use these differences to focus on practical changes and emotional processing without promising any specific result.