Therapeutic Approach and Specialization

Amy Leon, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate who is extensively trained and certified (Level I & II) in Gottman Therapy, an evidence based couples therapy model to help couples heal, communicate better, resolve conflicts effectively and empathetically, while finding a deeper connection together.

Amy is particularly passionate about Women’s Mental Health, and encourages women from all walks of life to reach out today to begin your healing journey. She particularly enjoys working with women struggling with depression, anxiety, life adjustments, career changes/challenges, and grief. Amy is an LGBTQIA+ ally, and enjoys working with those who identify as LGBTQIA+. Amy is able to help clients reach meaningful change through her training and use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectial Behavioral Therapy (DBT).

experience and clinical passion 

In addition to helping couples communicate more effectively, overcome resentments, and help couples as a whole reach healing, Amy is trained in Discernment Counseling and is a Certified Collaborative Divorce Facilitator. Her training in Discernment Counseling is particularly helpful for couples where one partner may be feeling uncertain or ambivalent about couples therapy or may even be considering if they want to continue the relationship. Discernment counseling helps support both the leaning-out and leaning-in partner emotionally process where they are even in mixed-agenda states. Amy is passionate about working with the ambivalence rather than avoiding or overlooking these pain points. For couples choosing to divorce, Amy utilizes her expertise to help couples gracefully navigate the divorce process in a respectful and cooperative manner.

Additionally, Amy is passionate about helping individuals move through the grieving process, women’s mental health, anxiety, life changes, career challenges, substance use, and depression. Amy’s training in CBT, Solutions Focused-Therapy, and DBT allows her to help clients work through blind-spots, challenge negative thinking patterns, and improve their emotion regulation and distress tolerance for lasting change.

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