Leaf Coleman, LCSW

Licensed in New York · 10 years in practice

Leaf Coleman is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people face addictions, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career changes, and major life transitions.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 095619 · expires September 2028
NPI: 1336829951 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Leaf

Leaf Coleman is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people face addictions, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career changes, and major life transitions. He works in New York and speaks English. In sessions he aims to make difficult topics easier to talk about and to help people find practical next steps.

Leaf keeps conversation direct and compassionate. He focuses on what is happening now and what can change next.

Background and approach

Sessions often include planning small, concrete actions to build new routines and reduce distress. His work addresses a wide range of struggles, including substance and process addictions, infidelity and jealousy, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive problems, hoarding, and the strain of blended family or divorce issues. He also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, midlife concerns, and social anxiety.

Leaf draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor the work to each person. He helps clients identify strengths, practice new skills, and test changes between sessions. The result is a practical plan people can use in daily life.

People who come to Leaf can expect a collaborative style. He listens, offers clear feedback, and adapts strategies to fit each person’s goals and pace. Sessions can be a place to sort out feelings, try different options, and move toward healthier habits.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Leaf lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Blended family issues
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Infidelity
Jealousy
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Sex addiction
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization

Online support

Evidence-based techniques for online care

Leaf works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and measurable change. One common approach is behavioral work that teaches small, practical steps to shift routines and reduce urges. This helps with addictions, compulsive behaviors, and daily habits that get in the way of goals.

Another frequently used method is exposure and response planning for anxiety and panic symptoms. That involves gradually facing feared situations while practicing new responses, which can reduce avoidance and build confidence over time. These techniques pair well with problem-solving work for relationship and career concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and is done collaboratively. The therapist will talk through your history, current worries, and what you hope to change, then suggest methods to try. Goals and strategies are adjusted as you learn what helps.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let you work in real time and use visual cues, phone sessions require less bandwidth, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Leaf address?

He helps people with addictions, intimacy-related concerns, parenting struggles, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include infidelity, hoarding, panic attacks, OCD symptoms, and social anxiety.

How would you describe Leaf's therapy style?

Sessions are collaborative and straightforward with a focus on what can change now. He combines listening with clear, practical suggestions and action planning.

How much experience does he have?

He has ten years of experience working with individuals on a range of behavioral and relationship concerns.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York and provides services from that location.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with him?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How do fees and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.

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