Therapist profile
Leah Finn, LMFT
California LMFT - Family and relationship concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- CBT strategies
- Support for LGBT clients
About Leah
Leah Finn is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with eight years of clinical experience. She practices in California and works with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma and relationship and family problems.
Leah takes a straightforward, interactive approach in sessions. She draws on attachment ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation and coping skills.
Clients often bring practical problems like sleep disruption, anger, or difficulties with intimacy and communication. Leah also supports people navigating grief, caregiving stress, chronic illness, addiction, and concerns related to body image or sexual expression, including kink and BDSM culture. Her background includes work on abandonment, attachment wounds, and family of origin issues.
Her earlier work as a community organizer informs her practice. Leah pays attention to how race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability affect everyday life. She describes her style as interactive and nonjudgmental, and she aims to help people develop useful skills and clearer ways of making choices.
Leah asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment so they can set practical goals together. Sessions follow California practice rules and are conducted in English.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that come from early relationships and how they show up in current interactions. In online conversations this can help people understand why they react strongly in certain family or partner situations and try different ways of relating.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticeable thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical steps to change them. Used online, CBT often includes brief skill practice between sessions and concrete strategies for sleep, anxiety, and mood changes.
Leah treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will help clients decide together which ideas and skills to try based on their goals, preferences, and what feels useful in early sessions. That collaboration shapes the work going forward.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins around work breaks, or fewer logistics like travel. Some clients prefer audio-only check-ins when bandwidth is limited or they want a quicker session. Talk with Leah via the matching questionnaire when you schedule to clarify which formats she offers and what will work best for your needs.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and family problems, trauma, addiction, sleep and sexual concerns among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are interactive and client-centered, with practical tools from CBT and DBT alongside attachment-focused conversations.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Leah has eight years of experience working with people across a range of life situations since starting practice in the Bay Area.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and practices under California rules.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with people outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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