- Goal oriented
- Mindfulness based
- Relationship focused
About Carleigh
Carleigh O'Brien is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She trained at Walla Walla University in Missoula, Montana, graduating in 2013, and now practices in Montana as an LCSW. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at people who want tools they can use between sessions.
Carleigh blends cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thinking and respond differently. She also draws on attachment-based ways of understanding relationship patterns and how early connections affect current feelings. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps that fit into daily life.
She works with issues such as trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and career stress. Carleigh also supports people facing postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, and sexual assault or abuse recovery. Communication problems and attachment issues are regular topics in her work.
Expect a calm, collaborative tone in sessions. Carleigh uses client-centered methods to listen first, then offer strategies shaped to each person. Mindfulness exercises and behavioral techniques are taught in simple, doable ways.
She helps people balance practical problem solving with attention to emotions. Many clients focus on improving relationships, managing strong feelings like anger, or building steadier self-esteem. To start, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
Carleigh blends cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thinking and respond differently. She also draws on attachment-based ways of understanding relationship patterns and how early connections affect current feelings. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps that fit into daily life.
She works with issues such as trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and career stress. Carleigh also supports people facing postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, and sexual assault or abuse recovery. Communication problems and attachment issues are regular topics in her work.
Expect a calm, collaborative tone in sessions. Carleigh uses client-centered methods to listen first, then offer strategies shaped to each person. Mindfulness exercises and behavioral techniques are taught in simple, doable ways.
She helps people balance practical problem solving with attention to emotions. Many clients focus on improving relationships, managing strong feelings like anger, or building steadier self-esteem. To start, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.