EXPERT
Erin K. Leonard, LCSW, PhD
Psychologist
She has appeared on WGN and FOX affiliates in Dallas, Boston, Memphis, Atlanta and Phoenix. She contributed a series of articles on depression and anxiety to magazines, including most recently to Health Magazine.
Dr. Erin graduated from the University of Iowa with her BA. She then proceeded onto the University of Michigan, where she graduated with her Master’s degree. Finally, she received her Doctorate degree in the windy city of Chicago, at The Institute for Clinical Social Work (ICSW).
When Dr. Erin is not writing, helping people get better or speaking in the media or other organizations, she loves to spend time with her two children, Mary and Kenny, six-year old twins, in Granger, Indiana. They love to go ice skating, rock climbing and enjoying the great outdoors.
- Mishawaka, Indiana
- University of Iowa
- Accepting new patients
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Is bipolar disorder treatable?
Can one start showing symptoms of ADHD as an adult?
Are feelings like depression and jealousy normal or do they need to be treated?
What causes negative thoughts in a person?
Stress, lack of empathy or emotional closeness in your life, dissatisfaction with work or an important relationship, or not enough fun and laughter in your life.
What causes my brain to think negatively most of the time?
1) Do either yoga, martial arts, or tai chi once a day
2) Get outside once a day
3) Find something to nurture
4) Start a hobby
If those don’t help, get to therapy; there might be an old childhood wound that has been re-opened because of something in your adult life.
