Leah Farah

Practical, collaborative therapy for life transitions

LMHC Florida

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Leah

Leah Farah is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who offers virtual therapy throughout the state. She emphasizes an integrative, client-centered approach that blends practical skills with exploration of meaning, tailoring interventions to each person’s needs and strengths.

Background and approach

With six years of clinical experience, Leah works with adolescents and adults facing concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, grief, and parenting challenges. Her practice draws on a range of evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment-focused work, and client-centered techniques, allowing her to combine skill-building strategies with deeper relational and narrative exploration.

Leah has also provided services in community mental health and school settings, delivering individual and family therapy as well as case management supports. She prioritizes a collaborative therapeutic relationship and seeks to help clients set goals, build coping skills, and clarify what matters most to them.

Leah describes therapy as a shared process grounded in respect and active listening. She aims to create a space where clients feel heard and supported while working toward more fulfilling daily life and improved emotional well-being.

Integrating evidence-based approaches in online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns influence emotions and behaviors, supporting work on family dynamics, intimacy-related issues, and attachment concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance that prioritizes the client’s own experience and goals, creating space for self-exploration and personal meaning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Leah works with clients to weigh therapeutic options and tailor techniques to their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, adjusting methods over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and access care across Florida. These formats allow ongoing skill practice, frequent check-ins, and varied ways to communicate so that people can work toward their goals in ways that suit their lives.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Leah address?

She works with adolescents and adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, relationship and family concerns, depression, and related struggles like eating, sleep, anger, and career stress.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is client-centered and strength-based, integrating skill-focused methods like CBT with attachment and emotion-focused perspectives to match each person’s needs.

What is her background and experience?

She has six years of clinical experience, including roles providing individual and family therapy and case management in community mental health agencies and school settings.

What credentials and location apply to this therapist?

Leah is an LMHC licensed in Florida with license number FL LMHC MH17756 and offers services across the state.

Does she offer sessions in more than one language?

Services are provided in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available with Leah?

She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible participation.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English