Lieba Swartz-Brownstein, LCSW
Pronouns: They/Them
There are a number of credentials I could share about myself and ways you might decide if I’m the right therapist for you - but honestly, between you and me - what matters is that I love this work and I believe in this work. I feel deeply humbled to hold people’s stories and hearts for a living. The trust that this work requires is no small thing and I never take that lightly.
In my clinical practice I use an anti-racist, queer liberation, body positive, feminist, and attachment focused framework. I received my Master’s in Clinical Social Work from Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College in New York City. After graduation I worked in community mental health supporting young mothers on their journey towards recovery from opioid based addictions. I then joined a group practice where I’ve worked for many years supporting folks to heal complicated relationships to food, their bodies, their boundaries, and their gender and sexuality. I am a partner in this work as people change, heal, and move forward in their lives. It is miraculous both to witness and to experience.
Finding the right therapist is a process: trust yourself. explore. ask hard questions, we work for you. I will create a safe place, and together we will build a foundation of trust to help you heal, grow, challenge, and shift the things that brought you here.
I am a white, queer, jewish, body positive therapist. The only thing I ask of my clients is a commitment to show up. The rest we will figure out together.
Specializes in treating:
Eating Disorders, Mood Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Trauma, Issues within the Jewish Orthodox Community, LGBTQIA+ Exploration
Modalities:
CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), Person Centered, Psychodynamic, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy)
Get in touch with Lieba
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