Leia Charnin

Leia Charnin, Ph.D., is a Licensed Psychologist at ChangeWell Psych who works with eager-to-engage teenagers and adults. She specializes in anxiety (performance, health, and social) and relational trauma, and uses LGBTQ Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma.

She earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City (dissertation on implicit race bias and ethnocultural empathy) and completed a post-doctoral fellowship specializing in PTSD and BPD at VA Boston Healthcare System.

A social justice advocate practicing trauma-informed, multicultural care, Dr. Charnin prioritizes equity and inclusive treatment. She works collaboratively to help clients address anxiety, trauma, identity, and life transitions.