Leanne Young, MA, LCPC is a licensed clinical professional counselor in private practice in Missoula, Montana. She has over 30 years of education and experience in her field. Prior to the establishment of her private practice, she worked for various agencies and the University of Montana.
She has extensive experience providing psychotherapy with adults, couples, families and adolescents in various capacities. Leanne aims to flexibly structure the course of treatment to accommodate her client's therapeutic needs. She assists people to transform from feeling blocked in some area of their lives to achieving their own definition of success from weekly sessions.
The decision to attend therapy is a significant one. People seek therapy to deal with issues, conflicts, and problems associated with a range of topics. What underlies a successful therapeutic relationship is the creation of a safe place for one to explore conflicts, issues, and feelings. From that premise, meaningful and significant growth occurs. The kind of growth one is seeking is best decided upon by careful collaboration between the therapist and the client.
Working as a general practitioner, she has additional specialized expertise in:
In addition to her work as a therapist, she also is certified in Divorce and Family Mediation with a specialization in development of parenting plans, emphasizing the best possible adjustment of the children.
Education:
Areas of Experience:
She has extensive experience providing psychotherapy with adults, couples, families and adolescents in various capacities. Leanne aims to flexibly structure the course of treatment to accommodate her client's therapeutic needs. She assists people to transform from feeling blocked in some area of their lives to achieving their own definition of success from weekly sessions.
The decision to attend therapy is a significant one. People seek therapy to deal with issues, conflicts, and problems associated with a range of topics. What underlies a successful therapeutic relationship is the creation of a safe place for one to explore conflicts, issues, and feelings. From that premise, meaningful and significant growth occurs. The kind of growth one is seeking is best decided upon by careful collaboration between the therapist and the client.
Working as a general practitioner, she has additional specialized expertise in:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, and overeating)
- Couples Counseling
- Parenting
- Divorce adjustment
In addition to her work as a therapist, she also is certified in Divorce and Family Mediation with a specialization in development of parenting plans, emphasizing the best possible adjustment of the children.
Education:
- Education Specialist (Ed.S) coursework completed-University of Montana
- Masters of Arts (MA) in Counseling-University of Montana
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology-University of Montana
- Coursework towards BA -University of California, Los Angeles
Areas of Experience:
- Private practice serving as psychotherapist (individual and group,) consultant, mediator, clinical supervisor
- Employee Assistance Program consultant/counselor
- Regional Coordinator, Eating Disorders Awareness
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
- Suicide prevention and assessment
- Committee-accomplishing current Montana Divorce Statutes adopted for use by Montana Supreme Court
- Clinical Supervisor and Trainer, domestic violence and child abuse
- Outreach Therapist and Coordinator-Psychiatric Hospital
- Academic Research
- Assessment tool development