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Leah O'Brien

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Illinois

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anxiety and Depression
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Great to meet you!

Leah O'Brien (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor specializing in anxiety, depression, adjustment to trauma, eating concerns, interpersonal problems, life transitions, and substance use. Ms. O'Brien has experience with clients across the lifespan and from various backgrounds.

A bit about my approach to therapy

Ms. O'Brien is integrative in her treatment approach, often combining cognitive-behavioral, emotion-focused, and motivational interviewing approaches. She prioritizes collaborating with clients to create individualized treatment interventions, tailored to the identified goals of each client, with an emphasis on creating a warm, safe, and nonjudgmental therapeutic environment.

What you can expect from our first session

She prioritizes collaborating with clients to create individualized treatment interventions, tailored to the identified goals of each client, with an emphasis on creating a warm, safe, and nonjudgmental therapeutic environment.

Leah's style is

Warm
Affirming
Empowering

Insurance carriers Leah accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Oscar
Oxford
United Healthcare

More about Leah

MC (Masters in Counseling) at Chicago School of Professional Psychology
License type: LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) (Illinois, Illinois)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors
More specialties: Substance Use / Addiction, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, OCD, Family Issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress, Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Grief, Loss, Maternal Mental Health, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Women's Issues, Identity Issues, Trauma, PTSD, and Infertility
Modalities: Exposure Response Prevention, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Humanistic, Behavior Modification, Brief Dynamic, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Experiential, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment Based, Relational, Trauma Focused CBT, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Strength-Based

Location

233 East Wacker Drive Suite 3901
Chicago, IL 60601