Leah Wachtel, PhD

Dr. Leah Wachtel seeks to nurture personal growth and facilitate positive change in her client’s lives by helping them understand their challenges and emotions, while learning to access their resilience and strengths. She strives to provide a warm, empathic space that opens the door for self-discovery and a more authentic you. By adopting a holistic and compassionate outlook, she works with you to alleviate symptoms and distress, while fostering emotional well-being. Dr. Wachtel is as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, offering support to individuals and couples facing various life stressors and challenges. Her prior experience working in hospital outpatient clinics, university counseling centers, and private practice have shaped her therapeutic perspective and highlighted the importance of person-centered care. She specializes in assisting clients dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, identity development, life transitions, substance use and chronic illness. Dr. Wachtel works with individuals across the adult lifespan, from adolescence to mature adulthood, aiming to foster healing and personal growth in each therapeutic relationship. Dr. Wachtel adopts an integrative approach, primarily conceptualizing cases within a psychodynamic framework while incorporating additional modalities such as behavioral techniques and mindfulness to optimize your therapy and best meet your needs. She grounds her work within the latest research and advancements in theory, which allows for a dynamic and open approach to therapy.