Lea Boriskin is a clinical social worker combining over 20 years of experience with education and psychology. She founded Proactive Counseling LCSW in Long Island, NY, where is she is currently treating patients with mild to severe anxiety and depression with a mix of middle class and underprivileged patients of all ages. She fosters constructive family dynamics to overcome conflicts and uses cognitive-behavioral approaches to overcome past experiences that influence relationships with self and others. Lea utilizes psychoeducation to help patients further build coping skills and reduce dependence on psychotropic medication. Treatment incorporates multiple theories with training from The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Psychodynamic theory. For further direction and guidance to implement these tools proficiently, she can be contacted at [email protected]