Clinician Highlight
Meet Leah!
Leah Lopez, LISW
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Leah is a master’s level licensed social worker. She has experience working with children, teens and young adults, and is currently accepting clients age 13 and up. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from The Ohio State University. She believes in access to quality mental health care for all individuals. Leah strives to help all individuals in the healing process by providing comfortable, supportive and nonjudgmental care. Leah utilizes CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), DBT (dialectical
behavioral therapy), motivational interviewing and solution focused therapy to assist clients in achieving their goals and healing. Leah works with individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, self-harm behaviors, ADHD, school behaviors and avoidance, and adjusting to life changes.
What is one of your Top 10 bucket list items?
“On the top of my bucket list is traveling around Europe with my husband. ”
Would you rather have someone create a painting, song, poem, novel or movie about you?
“ I’d like to have a painting of me. I’d be curious what style of painting they would use. I’m a huge fan of Edgar Degas and Claude Monet. So that could’ve fun. "
What do you like to do in your spare time?
“In my free time I enjoy knitting and quilting. I always have a few projects running at one time. Or doing anything with my husband and dog. ”
What could you give a 40 minute presentation on without any preparation, non work related?
“I can EASILY give a 40 minute presentation about knitting and or crocheting. I’d be sure teach everyone the difference between the two. And the use of different fibers. I enjoy watching shows/movies with people knitting and judging if they actually know how to knit/ Crochet.”
What is your go to snack?
“My go to snack is a hard question to answer. Currently, I’m obsessed with this new Nutella spread, Nutella and Peanut butter. I love eating it with apples. Mmm. ”
