Leyla El-Baba

MSW, LCSW

she/they

Hiiiiiii.

Nice to see you here :) I’m glad you made it.

Welcome to my private practice —— a virtual healing space for the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos + the scapegoats. For the exceptionally gifted “burn-out kids” the high achievers, the perfectionists + the “old souls.” I support my clients in unlearning harmful conditioning + guiding a reconnection with the Self, others + with the natural world.

It is my belief that healing isn’t possible without acknowledging the harm caused by systems of oppression + structural racism. My practice centers intersectional feminist values + disability justice. I am anti-racist + LGBTQIA+ celebratory.

My clients are emotionally aware, intellectualizing, analytic beings who question authority + think for themselves. I work with highly sensitive folx who experience obsessive thoughts, emotional reactivity, mental compulsions + sensory overload. I specialize in working with Autistic, ADHD + OCD individuals. My clients may have a formal diagnosis, have gone through self-diagnosis or suspect they are neurodivergent.

My therapeutic approach is transpersonal, psychoanalytic, relational + deep. I am attachment-focused and work from a client-centered + trauma-focused lens.

As your therapist, I will create space for you to go deeper. Whatever needs to present itself will. Therapy is a space for you + it will be what it needs to be.

Anti-Capitalist

Intersectional Feminist

Anti-Racist

Ecopsychological

Questions?

I specialize in working with "Talented & Gifted burn-out kids" (many times un-diagnosed or late diagnosed Autistic, ADHD +/or OCD) who are hyper-sensitive + self-aware.
I serve primarily Gen Z & Zennial clients but enjoy working with all ages :) I work with individuals, couples + families.
I provide LGBTQIA+ and gender affirming care and specialize in working with the queer community.

I specialize in treating complex trauma and specifically family of origin trauma, as well as healing attachment wounding. I am trained in Brainspotting.
Another speciality of mine is in supporting parents, specifically survivors of trauma within their family systems who now have children of their own. I also love supporting neurodivergent parents raising neurodivergent kids.
My clients describe me as real, calm, empowering, authentic, open-minded, solution-focused + attuned.

I am skilled at recognizing patterns in the relationship behavior of individuals + family systems. I have a niche interest in intergenerational trauma and understanding the behavior of different generations--what trickles down through families when healing doesn't happen.
I am a psychodynamic therapist. This means I aim to help people understand their unconscious thoughts and emotions and how they may affect their mental health and behavior.
I am not a “blank slate therapist” or a “worksheet therapist” :)

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I am currently seeing cash pay, Aetna + UHC/Optum, BCBS/Anthem, Community Health Options, Harvard Pilgrim/Point32 + Taro insurance in the states of Maine and North Carolina.
For the state of South Carolina, I only accept Cash pay clients.

Click here to see my services & fees.
I am currently providing services through a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform, serving folx in the states of Maine, South Carolina + North Carolina.
I also offer walk + talk therapy in Acadia National Park.
Once you book your intake appointment you will get a link to the client portal where sessions will take place.
Click here to fill out my contact form to get started :)
Please include what state you reside in, your insurance and your availability for therapy sessions.
Please note I only see clients Monday - Thursday from 8am - 3pm.