Tish Leupold has worked at Sea Mar's Visions Youth Treatment Center since 1999.
She became a licensed mental health counselor in Washington, State, in 2004.
Tish utilizes techniques predominately from cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and dialectical behavioral therapy.
In working with adolescents, she also refers to many developmental theories including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. She is trained in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing). She finds this type of therapy to be effective in helping client in developing positive self-worth in clients, healing from grief issues, and addressing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Her personal interests include hiking, snow skiing, walking her dogs, listening to music, working out at the gym, reading, traveling with her husband, cooking, and making jewelry. Tish loves the sun's healing energy and feel most connected spiritually when she is in nature.
Education: Masters of Arts, Social Work
Institution: Ohio University, Ohio
Area of Specialty: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Languages: English