Hi, I’m Dr. Leann Borneman.

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I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, educator, and researcher. I also hold a PhD in Clinical Sexology, where my doctoral research dived deep into the wild intersection of ADHD, attention, sexuality, and BDSM. (A quick note on credentials: my PhD reflects my advanced research geekery in human sexuality; my authority to provide psychotherapy comes from my LCSW in New York).

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I’m obsessed with the why.

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My work centers heavily on ADHD but you won't get one-size-fits-all "dopamine hacks" here. Two people with ADHD can struggle with the same issue for opposite reasons. Instead of slapping a generic template onto your life, I want to understand your specific system:

• Where does initiation break down?

• What captures or instantly kills your attention?

• What’s happening with your sensory processing, working memory, or emotional bandwidth?

• Why do you and your partner keep getting stuck in the same loop, even when you both desperately want out?
   

Before we jump to solutions, we need to know what problem we’re solving. Especially when ADHD, intimacy, and relationships all mesh together.  I help individuals and couples slow the pattern down. We look under the hood to see what is happening in your brain and body before we decide what it means.

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Clinician. Researcher. Educator.

These three roles feed off each other in my work:

• My clinical work raises real world questions

• My research gives me the tools to test them

• My teaching (I teach college level Human Sexuality & Psychology) forces me to make complex science make sense.
   

All three have made me very skeptical of advice that sounds great in a 30-second social media reel, but falls apart the second you try it in real life. I bring 8+ years of clinical experience, advanced sexology training, and a collaborative, highly individualized approach. We might map patterns, break down research, or build custom visual frameworks, whatever it takes to fit your brain.

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The goal? Stop trying to function like everyone else.

You don't need another generic list of "things you should be doing." You need to understand how your mind and body work so we can build something that finally makes sense.