Leora Mirkin , LCSW

Leora Mirkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She works with clients who want clearer boundaries, steadier mood, and more confidence in their identity. Leora aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk honestly about hard things and try approaches that fit their life.

Leora draws on cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try small, practical changes. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take steps toward them. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to what feels doable day to day.

Her experience includes supporting people facing depression, bipolar disorder, OCD and intrusive thoughts, trauma and PTSD, and body image or eating-related concerns. She also works with clients navigating gender dysphoria, LGBT issues, and relationship or communication struggles. Leora lists attachment issues, codependency, and issues related to chronic illness among her additional focus areas.

Leora has nine years of clinical experience and offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and may vary by location and therapist availability.

People who start with Leora typically begin by answering a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a first session. That intake step helps match goals and logistics so work can begin efficiently.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Leora uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors in everyday life. CBT is practical and often focuses on skills people can use between sessions to reduce anxiety or manage mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another approach she uses to help people clarify values and take committed steps toward them even when feelings are difficult; it can be useful for life changes, stress, and identity work.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to each person's goals and try methods that fit their preferences and needs. If something isn’t helpful, adjustments are made together so the work stays useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video can support deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter real-time check-in, and text messaging makes it possible to send notes or brief updates between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and choose how they want to engage.