Lea Tanenbaum(She/Her/Hers)

Lea Tanenbaum is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State. She specializes in individual and couples counseling for those looking to make observable changes in their lives.

Lea is a counselor actively engaged in her client’s growth and change. Lea offers a variety of styles of counseling, including solution-focused or more explorative psychodynamic work. Lea uses her foundation in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to implement strengths based and humanistic approaches. Lea works under the belief that strengths you already have will be the key to unlocking desired results.

Lea began her work in the field at a center for disabilities services, working with children from 3 - 5, all on the autism spectrum. Through Marist Graduate program she was able to work with adults at Family Services where she remained involved as an intern for a year and employed for 2 more. At Family Services Lea worked with those who would not have been otherwise able to access counseling. Lea was able to work within the tangible limitations these individuals faced to assist in goal identification and achievement. Concurrently, Lea worked at Teamer Counseling, providing services to more couples and families seeking guidance for concerns at home.

Lea hoped to provide a more cohesive, blended, accessible form of counseling and moved her practice to Headway. Here she’s able to provide telehealth services to those 16 and older. These individuals benefit from her experience working with a varied population. Lea is focused on meeting clients where they are, getting to know them as a person, and customizing their therapeutic experience to their identified goals and values.