Leah Oliver(She/Her/Hers)
Psychologist, PsyD
California
Artists' mental health-College & graduate student mental health- Trauma-Racism, oppression, and discrimination- Anxiety - Depression-
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Professional statement
Dr. Leah Oliver is a licensed psychologist. She earned her doctorate from California Institute of Integral Studies in 2017. Dr. Oliver completed her pre-doctoral training working with children, adolescents, adults, and families at Ann Martin Center in Oakland California. She completed her postdoctoral training from California College of the Arts (CCA), where she currently serves as a psychotherapist and administrator of the Counseling department. At CCA, Dr. Oliver works with students in individual therapy sessions, as well as staff and faculty to provide consultation, workshops, and psychoeducational training to support them in their roles supporting students.
Dr. Oliver has worked with different local community groups to develop and provide workshops to assist organizations in thinking critically about self-care practices, as well as offering trainings in social-justice, liberatory methods for providers caring for those most vulnerable in our society. Organizations include: Night Ministry; Bridge Live Arts; and East bay meditation Center (EBMC), among others. Dr. Oliver co-founded The Multi-racial Deep Refuge Group at EBMC in 2013.
Dr. Oliver works with a diverse clientele and specializes in providing culturally responsive and identity-affirming psychotherapy. Dr.Oliver works with adults in individual and group settings, as well as teens 16+, and has experience working with first generation and international undergraduate and graduate students, as well as artists, educators, and professionals. She holds particular insights into working with those that have been through chronic relational trauma, as well as those that have grown up in families where parental drug and alcohol addiction was ever present.
Work and Education
Deeper than Color, Psychotherpist, 2023 - Present
California Institute of Integral Studies, Psy. D. , 2017
Licensure
California: 33098Languages
EnglishSpecialties
Artists' mental health - Understanding of highly creative minds; goal setting related to the artistic and creative process; support finding meaningful balance in one’s life
College & graduate student mental health - Specialized strategies for common issues of young adulthood, including school and career stressors, support around healthy relationships, existential concerns, drug or alcohol issues, eating disorders, and anxiety and/or depression.
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Racism, oppression, and discrimination - Exploring how racism, oppression, and discrimination impacts one’s life, including relationships, work life, and self-esteem; growing self-care practices to combat the negative emotions that arise when faced with identity-based adverse experiences
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
General expertise
Treatment approaches
Clientele
- Adults (24+)
- Young adults (18-24)
- Loveland Therapy Fund Clients
Locations & Hours
Insurance
Leah Oliver is not in-network with any insurances.
Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.
Out-of-pocket fees
- Individual sessions:$250 (50min)
- Sliding scale:$187 - $250
Additional session information
Out-of-network billing options
This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:
Payment options
- Credit Card
Session frequency
Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
- Weekly
- Every other week
- Multiple times a week
- As needed
Therapist's note
We currently only accept credit cards and some HSA for payment. We do not accept insurance.
We also accept Loveland Theapy Vouchers and Mental Health Fund (MHF) for QTBIPOC Vouchers.
We don’t work directly with insurance companies, but you may still be able to use your insurance to cover some of the cost of our services. This depends on whether you have out-of-network benefits, which means your insurance will cover part of the cost of seeing a provider who is not in their network.
To make things easier for you, we use a payment app (Thrizer) that does all the paperwork and billing for you.
Either:
Use Thrizer to pay the full fee, and wait to receive reimbursement for your covered benefit for free.
Or pay 5% convenience fee and only pay your co-insurance. Thrizer will bill your insurance for the rest (i.e., if you have 80% coverage, then you pay 20% of your session fee and we bill your insurance company for the other 80%).