Leora Mirkin , LCSW

Leora Mirkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin who focuses on helping people meet their goals and live more fulfilled lives. She frames therapy as a space for clients to explore authenticity and build the courage needed to be themselves, especially when identity differs from societal norms. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Leora brings lived experience to her work with LGBTQIA+ and poly communities and offers an affirming, nonjudgmental environment where clients can develop strength and self-acceptance.

Her clinical experience includes treating anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive issues and intrusive thoughts, gender dysphoria, low self-esteem, body image concerns, trauma and PTSD, and relationship and boundary challenges. She emphasizes practical, evidence-based approaches and primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with mindfulness-informed techniques to help clients manage symptoms and build new skills. Many of her clients find sessions relaxed rather than overly clinical while still producing meaningful progress.

Leora values openness about mental health and encourages reaching out as an important step toward well-being that benefits both individuals and their communities. She maintains regular communication by responding to messages at least once per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. She currently offers messaging and Live Chat; clients who prefer video or phone sessions are advised to select a different therapist.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Leora Mirkin

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) blends mindfulness with values-based action to help people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to steps that align with what matters to them. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions by shifting focus from symptom elimination to meaningful living.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns affect current connections and coping. It can help with attachment issues, relationship and family dynamics, and boundary work by fostering safety, understanding, and new relational skills.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Leora collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to reflect progress and changing priorities.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to access support from home or other convenient locations. These formats offer flexibility in timing and communication style, allowing therapists and clients to work together in ways that support engagement and consistent progress.