Dr. Kristen Leishman is a licensed psychologist (PSY26811) practicing in the Los Angeles area.

Dr. Leishman provides individual and trauma-focused psychotherapy. Dr. Leishman has studied, trained, and practiced within the mental health field for over fifteen years. She holds a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University where her interest in trauma-exposed populations led to her to research the phenomenon of complex trauma. She completed her advanced clinical training in Los Angeles at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. During her two-year advanced clinical fellowship at Harbor-UCLA she was intensively trained in evidenced-based treatments and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and has practiced DBT for fifteen years. She is trained in Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP).

Dr. Leishman has worked with a number of varied populations across settings including adults and adolescents at community mental health centers, veteran medical centers, university counseling, residential treatment centers, substance use and dual diagnosis programs. Dr. Leishman has developed a specialized interest in the identification and treatment of complex traumatic stress disorders. She has held an adjunct teaching position at Pepperdine University where she taught Trauma in Diverse Populations.

Dr. Leishman is an EMDR-trained clinician, to learn more about this modality, visit: https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/