Leisa Watkins

LMFT
Accepting Clients

I have been practicing in Idaho since 2016 after relocating from California where I earned my degrees in 2009.

Marriage & Family Therapist in Lewisville, ID

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family

About My Clients

I specialize in helping families/couples work together effectively & build cohesive units that successfully address life's issue, focusing & building on existing strengths to minimize & eliminate weaknesses., defining each client's inner strengths & helping them recognize their own truths & solutions. I am an EMDRIA certified EMDR therapist and work with individuals and couples to overcome trauma.

My Background and Approach

I have a Master's in Clinical Psychology and a Master's in Forensic Psychology. I have knowledge and experience in family reunification, addictions, and mediation. I regularly utilize Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy (PACT), Transactional Analysis, and Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (Barlow): as treatment modalities. My experience is well rounded and varied and I use this to my clients' advantage.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Trauma Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Addiction Counseling
  • Anger Management Therapy
  • Art Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Collaborative Couple Therapy
  • Contemplative Therapy
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Family Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Imago Relationship Therapy
  • Integral Therapy
  • Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Sandplay Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Family Conflict Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Women's Issues
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 17 years of practice
  • Rate: $90/session

Info

Email Leisa
481 N Jefferson
Lewisville, ID 83431

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