You're smart, sensitive, and deeply frustrated with how hard the everyday stuff is.
Being a person is a lot of work. And you’re tired.
Your bones are even exhausted and your soul is checked out. When you’re not problem solving and spun out on anxiety, there’s a deep sense of melancholy emptiness that you find hard to describe or name. And can we talk about the secret cranky you’re feeling lately?
Oh you say you're anxious, and you are, but also? Deep down you've been seething. It’s unbearable. It’s so off brand you can’t stand it. Thinking about it fills you with guilt and makes you queasy. You don’t want to be that kind of person! (Maybe you had a parent who was that kind of person…) You love to help people, not be judgmental. But here you are, feeling the heat in your face and hearing the snappy thoughts rise in your mind, biting your tongue and forcing that appeasing smile. At least later you can numb that feeling with scrolling or shopping. You think you’re probably in the wrong, anyway - right?
Girl, I see you. You are trying so hard - to be good. Good at your job, good to your people, a good person. You’ve twisted yourself into knots to be good. But instead of FEELING good, you still feel like there’s something deeply wrong with you. You’d love it if someone could just give you a manual of what to do to be deemed Good.
You show up to therapy with your mask on and that’s kept you stuck. It's not your fault. You need a therapist who can keep up with your mind and help calm the storm. Who can also gently and playfully soothe your clever and caring mask, so you can actually hear your own voice. Stop white knuckling it and find the peace you've been longing for. Do you want to unlock the mysteries of your heart and finally be soulfully understood?
I offer a somatic and depth-oriented treatment approach backed by neuroscience that works with trauma, the body, and your psyche. Get a better understanding of why you feel like this - and how to ride the waves of your emotion toward peace. If you think of your patterns like muscle memory, change is like learning an instrument. It takes guided practice.
I help neurodivergent adults make peace with their minds and build lives that actually work for how they’re wired.
I’m Leanna,
Neurodivergent (AuDHD) psychotherapist and a deeply thoughtful, tender-hearted human. I make magic happen with brilliant, sensitive humans who long to be joyful in their lives and fully understood but are absolutely terrified of being perceived.
I specialize in depth and somatic therapy techniques that help make the simple truths - that you already know cognitively - more available to your body and heart. You can’t think your way out of overthinking.
Thinking can help you understand, but it cannot change the way you feel - and it cannot change how you navigate the world. You need to work with the body and the heart to do that.
I offer neurodivergent affirming, trauma informed online therapy throughout New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
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Testimonials
“Leanna is incredibly insightful, empathic, and intelligent. She can hold space for deep self-exploration and growth as well as laughter, quirk and lightness. She will safely challenge you to know yourself deeply and to live a life of intention and meaning.”
“Leanna has held such beautiful space for me in a way that makes it OK to not be OK. I didn’t know how much I needed that.”
“I love my life now; I’ve learned so much about myself; learning to be gentle with myself; setting boundaries with all types of relationships [...] I still think about therapy with you everyday; I always refer back to what you taught me and you truly helped me so much.”
“I feel better since I am able to now process things on my own and dictate what truly matters instead of dwelling on things that are holding me back.”
“If I could bottle what you’ve given me, I’d share it with everyone”
“Leanna has a gift and learned skillset in the area of thorough, trauma- informed treatment. She is highly dedicated to her clients and her work as a therapist.”
** Testimonials were voluntarily offered with full and informed permission granted for their use. No clients’ treatment was effected by giving or not giving a testimonial **
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