Leora Mirkin, LCSW

Leora Mirkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Wisconsin with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship boundary issues, low self-esteem, trauma and PTSD, OCD and intrusive thoughts, gender dysphoria, and codependency. She also lists work related to LGBTQIA+ and poly communities and related identity questions.

Leora describes sessions as relaxed and straightforward rather than overly clinical. She uses grounded, evidence-based methods and talks things through with clear steps people can try between sessions. Conversations tend to focus on what feels difficult now and practical ways to change habits that cause ongoing stress.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness approaches to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and build new responses. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and boundaries. Dialectical skills are used when emotions feel overwhelming and need concrete coping tools.

Leora aims to be direct about goals and expectations. That can include working on communication, managing anxiety, shifting rigid thinking, or practicing saying no. She supports people who want to live more authentically and to align actions with values.

Her practice is oriented toward regular contact and predictable reply rhythms. She responds to messages at least once per weekday, excluding holidays. For session formats she currently offers messaging and Live Chat; if someone prefers phone or video they are asked to choose a different provider.

How Leora uses therapy approaches online