LEAH WEINGAST
Finding Me, Finding Balance: DBT Group
Group Therapy with Leah Weingast
TELEMENTAL HEALTH INFORMED CONSENT
LEAH WEINGAST, MA, LMSW
Growth is not about becoming someone new, but rediscovering the resilience already within you.
Leah Weingast, MA, LMSW, brings warmth and grounded support, encouraging adolescents and adults to recognize their strengths and create positive changes in their lives. Leah’s therapeutic approach is rooted in evidence-based interventions that help build self-confidence, emotional awareness, social connectedness, and mindfulness. These include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Leah supports clients through building mindful self-awareness and practical tools for bringing peace, empowerment, and confidence into daily life. No matter the challenges clients are facing, everyone deserves to feel respected, valued, and listened to with care and deep presence. Leah is also committed to the pursuit of social justice and fostering wellness in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Leah draws on her background in neuroscience and psychology research, residential mental healthcare, and child advocacy. She has contributed to leading research on anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and she combines these science-based approaches with a compassionate presence, viewing each session as a privilege to hold space for her clients.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Leah offers therapeutic services for individuals and families. She meets with a wide range of clients including adults and teens.
Her services include:
- Individual Psychotherapy
- Skills-Building Sessions
- Parent Coaching
- Psychoeducation
Some of Leah’s specialties include:
- Anxiety Disorders
- Chronic Depression
- ADHD and Executive Functioning
- Emotion Regulation
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Social Skills
- Self-Harming Behaviors
- Trauma
- Life Changes
- Queer and LGBTQ+ Issues
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING & ADHD
Challenges with attention, organization, and follow-through can impact every part of life—from school and work performance to relationships and daily routines. Leah helps clients with ADHD and executive functioning difficulties identify the specific areas where they feel most stuck and co-create personalized strategies to increase focus, productivity, and balance. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, Leah emphasizes flexibility and self-compassion, recognizing that each person’s brain and nervous systems work differently. She supports clients in finding systems that feel natural and sustainable, fostering confidence in their ability to succeed.
LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING CARE
Leah is committed to providing an affirming and safe space for LGBTQ+ clients. Her approach is rooted in celebration of each client’s authentic self. Leah helps clients explore questions of identity and build resilience while fostering a sense of belonging to the wider queer community. She also supports families and partners in developing understanding and acceptance.
SELF-HARM & COPING SKILLS
Self-harm is often misunderstood, yet for many it represents an attempt to cope with overwhelming emotional pain. Leah approaches this work meeting clients where they are without judgment. She helps clients uncover the needs self-harm is serving, such as a release of tension, an expression of inner pain, or a way of regaining control. Together, Leah, her clients, and their support systems work to build safer, more sustainable strategies for managing distress, while also addressing the root causes of their suffering. Her goal is to help clients feel seen, understood, and supported in finding healthier ways to navigate difficult emotions.
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT)
Leah integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) into her practice, recognizing the effectiveness of this approach in helping clients regulate emotions, tolerate distress, and build meaningful connections. She introduces DBT skills in a way that is collaborative and tailored to the client’s unique needs, ensuring they are practical and relevant to real-life challenges. Whether it’s practicing mindfulness to stay grounded in the present moment, learning to navigate conflict in relationships, or developing strategies to manage overwhelming feelings, Leah equips clients with tools they can carry with them beyond the therapy room.
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
Leah is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based therapy that helps clients process traumatic or distressing memories in a safe, structured way. Through this approach, clients are able to reprocess past experiences so they feel less overwhelming in the present, reducing triggers and emotional intensity. Leah combines EMDR with her empathetic presence to ensure clients feel safe, supported, and empowered throughout the process. She views EMDR as not just a way to heal from trauma, but also a path toward reclaiming one’s sense of resilience, agency, and peace.
EDUCATION, LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
- B.A. Neuroscience & Behavior
- M.A. Clinical Psychology
- M.S.W. Clinical Social Work
- Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
- Certified Trauma-Informed Yoga Facilitator, Feet on the Ground
- EMDR-Trained, In Consultation