Leora Mirkin, LCSW

Leora Mirkin, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Wisconsin with nine years of experience supporting people as they pursue more satisfying and authentic lives. She is committed to helping clients build the courage and skills needed to live in ways that reflect their true selves, with particular specialization in serving members of the LGBTQIA+ and poly communities. As someone who identifies with the LGBTQIA+ community, she brings lived understanding to work with identities that differ from societal norms and strives to make the therapeutic space welcoming and affirming.

Leora offers a calm, nonjudgmental approach that many clients find relaxed rather than overly clinical, while remaining focused on practical, evidence-based strategies. Her clinical experience includes treating anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive concerns, intrusive thoughts, gender dysphoria, low self-esteem and body image difficulties, trauma and PTSD, relationship and boundary challenges, and other mood and coping issues. She primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness-informed techniques and integrates other methods as appropriate to each person’s needs.

Leora responds to messages at least once per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. She is currently offering messaging and Live Chat; clients who prefer video or phone are advised to select a different therapist. LCSW indicates that she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a credential reflecting advanced training in clinical assessment and psychotherapy.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Leora draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT is practical and helpful for anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, and many day-to-day struggles. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which combines mindfulness and values-based action to support people in living a meaningful life even when difficult feelings are present; ACT can be useful for stress, avoidance, and chronic emotional challenges. When attachment concerns arise, Leora incorporates attachment-based ideas to explore relational patterns and how early relationships influence present-day trust, boundaries, and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Leora works with each person to tailor techniques and priorities based on their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and she adjusts the plan as progress and needs evolve.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. This range of options makes it easier to maintain consistency, access support from home, and choose the format that best supports each person’s engagement in therapy.