Leora Mirkin , LCSW

Leora Mirkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wisconsin who helps people pursue more satisfying, authentic lives. She creates a warm, nonjudgmental environment where exploration and practical change can happen side by side. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she brings personal insight to supporting clients whose identities fall outside societal norms, and she has a particular specialty working with LGBTQIA+ and poly communities.

Her clinical focus includes anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive concerns and intrusive thoughts, gender dysphoria, low self-esteem and body image struggles, trauma and PTSD, and relationship boundary issues. She combines well-researched cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness-informed practice to help clients understand patterns, build coping skills, and pursue meaningful values-driven change.

Leora emphasizes an approachable, relaxed style that still centers on effective therapeutic work. She values openness about mental health and frames help seeking as an important, courageous step. She aims to respond to messages at least once per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Currently she offers messaging and Live Chat; clients who prefer phone or video are encouraged to select a different provider.

Approaches and Accessibility in Online Therapy

Leora often draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which blends mindfulness with values-focused work to help people live in alignment with what matters to them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teach practical skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and intrusive thoughts. Attachment-Based Therapy is another influence; it explores relationship patterns and early connection experiences to improve present-day relationships and boundary setting.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Leora works collaboratively with each person to choose and adapt methods based on individual needs, goals, and preferences so therapy feels useful and manageable. Licensed professionals and therapists aim to match tools to the person rather than force a single model.

Online sessions offer flexibility that can make consistent care easier to maintain. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging let people connect from home or wherever works best for them, fit therapy around work and caregiving schedules, and use different modalities for skill practice and check-ins. These options expand access and make it simpler to keep therapy integrated into daily life.