What you'll Gain from a Session
At the core of my practice is the strongly held belief that suffering is a universal experience which, when approached mindfully and with compassion can provide us with the opportunity for growth and healing. I strive to help people see this opportunity for growth whether created by past difficulties, or by their current circumstances. By working together in a collaborative and gentle way, we transform negative experiences of the past into positive transformation, inner peace, and the courage they need to resolve issues and create the life they want.
My role as counselor and coach is to be a catalyst for change, a guide and a partner to help clients close the gap between where they are now and where they want to be. Establishing trust and rapport are essential to the process, and to the client's success as it creates a sense of safety and a resonance between us which allows for discoveries and breakthroughs to happen.
Sessions are an opportunity to shed what no longer serves us while being fully supported through the process. This can start with identifying and defining what clients' goals mean to them. Simply defining a goal or a word like "success" for example, can reap surprising insights as one's version of what they want, or how they want to feel becomes clearer. We explore long held beliefs about themselves and replace them with updated ones that are based on who they really are, not on outdated conclusions and expectations of them made by others long ago. Energy medicine can enhance the process by clearing away what no longer serves us and helping to refresh and re-balance the entire system.
What to Expect
Rather than focusing on the story alone, the verbal, physical, spoken and unspoken dimensions of the self all play an important role in the therapeutic process. This allows us to tap into a greater range of experience of ourselves. As we expand our range of experience we gain new insights that were previously outside of our conscious awareness.
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​My goal is to treat the whole person, not just the part telling the stories. In sessions, clients are invited to notice what's happening in their bodies as issues arise. The use of energy medicine helps clients to release pent up, stuck energy that has served to block their best efforts in the past. The results are a feeling of lightness, freedom, and expansiveness. Suddenly, the problem isn't a problem anymore! As our perspective and our relationship to the problem shifts, we are able to see it through a new and different lens where possibilities inevitably emerge.
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Clients can choose to come in once for a spiritual reading, or incorporate different approaches for long term therapy. Regardless of the approach we go beyond talk therapy and focus on permanent change and on healing the entire person - body, mind and spirit.
Integrative Approaches
Body-Mind-Energy Therapy & Life Coaching
This form of Therapy, utilizing Somatic Experiencing and energy techniques, allows us to go deeper and broader than traditional talk therapy by tapping into the wisdom of the body and our energy field. We’ll work with the guided imagery and sensations in the body to access the feelings underneath the story, enabling us to address emotional pain and past trauma in a slow, gentle and incremental way. It's a journey of self discovery and healing as we express and release what's stuck, freeing ourselves from what's holding us back while developing a greater sense of inner knowing as we learn to live less in our heads, and more in our bodies.
The Life Coaching approach is more action oriented, designed to move you towards your goals and aspirations be they practical, emotional, social, energetic, or spiritual. It invites clients to tap into what they already know by utilizing questions designed to bring clarity, new perspectives and resolution. Great for stand alone issues or for ongoing growth and personal development.
Clients can choose one approach or use both intermittently, depending on what suites one's needs for each session. Combining or alternating these methods offers the best of both worlds - healing the past, while gaining clarity and taking action steps towards the future.
"Matrix Energetics" also known as Energy Healing, Energy Medicine is based on Quantum Physics and Einstein's theory that "Everything is energy", even our emotions, beliefs and thoughts. This "emotional energy work" allows us to address emotional and physical discomfort, and limiting thoughts at the source by manipulating disruptions and imbalances in our energy fields that contribute to our physical and mental states, while deepening our connection to the unseen world, soothing our nervous system and creating more flow in our entire system.
Oracle Card Readings with Energy Medicine can help if you’re at a crossroads, need to make an important decision or just need clarity about a situation or relationship in your life This simple yet highly effective approach using three cards – problem, solution, and outcome – helps people clear away doubt and find resolution to their questions. Adding energy work to the session helps people release old energy and move forward by applying the new insights gained to the issue at hand.
Medicine Cards are a collection of 52 animal cards and their symbolism based on Native American beliefs. By pulling one card at the beginning of a session, this powerful metaphysical tool can help illuminate the essence of whatever needs to be addressed through their messages, while helping us to connect to nature, the earth and ourselves. Enlightening and fun, these cards are a real favorite with clients who never cease to be amazed by their accuracy and insights.
Akashic Record Soul Reading are similar to psychic readings, but more general and not predictive. Reading ones Akashic Records gives us a bird’s eye view of our lives and can shed light on what is blocking us and keeping us stuck. Readings create shifts in our relationship to issues, allowing us to see them from different angles and a higher perspective. Often referred to as the Book of Life, the Akashic Records are a fifth dimensional energetic database much like a search engine, containing vibrational information of the entire history of one’s soul throughout all time and can include information on past lives as well as the opportunity to connect to lost loved ones. This celestial view of ourselves and our lives offers valuable information and insights as the questions clients come in with are answered.
To enhance the experience Energy Healing is incorporated into each reading to help integrate new information and release stagnant energy leaving clients feeling more relaxed, inspired and at peace following a session.
Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy allows us to travel back in time (early childhood, or sometimes to the womb or past lives) to the source of long term, self-limiting, core beliefs that are at the root of our emotional and physical distress and that contribute to negative patterns of behaviors, habits, and compulsions. Feelings can be expressed, releasing trapped emotions and long held beliefs that no longer serve us. This allows us to form more positive and updated conclusions about ourselves, enabling us to change our perspectives and behaviors. This can lead to profound shifts in our emotional and physical health, and help us to break free from unproductive patterns of behavior in our lives. Great for weight loss, smoking cessation, insomnia and other challenging issues in addition to healing physical and emotional trauma. Sessions are recorded so clients can listen repeatedly, allowing the subconscious to continue to update old programming while building a stronger, nurturing connection to one's inner child and themselves.
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Spiritual Guidance with Energy Medicine - working with Spirit, one's subconscious and energy field we gain new insights that lead to subtle yet powerful resolutions. Clients gain new perspectives and release what’s been holding them back simply by observing and engaging with the information in their energy fields. Clients report feeling lighter, and more like themselves following an energy session as the problem they came in with suddenly feels smaller, less intense and more manageable. Release trapped emotions and other energetic imbalances and blockages that stand between you and your goals and desires.
Oracle Card Readings can help if you’re at a crossroads, need to make an important decision, feel stuck, or just need some clarity about a situation in your life or relationships. This simple yet profound approach using three cards – problem, solution, and outcome – helps people clear away doubt and find resolution. Adding energy work enhances sessions by helping people release the old energy connected to the issue, freeing them to move forward using the insights gained.
Somato Emotional Release (SER) Body Psychotherapy is an advanced form of Cranio Sacral therapy and is a therapeutic process that helps rid the mind and body of residual effects of past trauma associated with negative experiences. Performed fully clothed on a massage table, this approach works by helping to release "energy cysts" or trapped emotions that may feel like stress, tension or trauma related imbalances, from the body. *Please note: If you've been in a car accident your Insurance company's Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage can cover bodywork expenses which include SER. PIP is insurance coverage that provides medical benefits for individuals injured in car accidents, regardless of fault.
Virtual Touch - hands on or virtual, touch can be beneficial in helping us to feel safe and cared for while eliciting gentle yet powerful shifts in our nervous systems. It has a soothing, calming effect, helps us to breathe more easily, and feel more expansive in our bodies and spirit, and can reduce or eliminate stress and pain.
These approaches can be done alone, or added to any session. Whether addressing imbalances that contribute to emotional pain, physical discomfort or both, incorporating bodywork into a counseling or coaching session allows us to access and heal all of you.
Healing for Pets - Akashic Record Soul Readings for our beloved pets are no different than readings for humans and can address a wide range of behavioral and health issues. It also gives people an opportunity to acknowledge our pets as Souls on a Spiritual journey with us allowing us to deepen our connection with them, while shedding light on our purpose in each other's lives.
Though not a substitute for Veterinary care, Energy Medicine is highly effective for pets as well. It can help reduce or eliminate anxiety and behavioral issues and the pain and discomfort that accompanies injuries, illnesses or advanced age, and can support end of life care as well. The fact that animals are so open to energy makes these techniques even more effective with shifts happening more readily.
Testimonials
"Leslie is more than a therapist; she's a healer, pure and simple. She will help you dig down to what is really hurting you and will keep working with you until you find ways to live and feel better. She has helped me and several members of my family get through stuck places in our bodies and psyches. I can't recommend her highly enough. "
L.S. South Hadley, MA
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“I feel so much lighter and ready to take on the day!”
JP Watertown, MA
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"I just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for our session on Saturday....it was very helpful...you have a special gift for putting people at ease...your enthusiasm, kindness and ability to convey your heartfelt messages shines through.
The techniques you shared...were very helpful. You have the total package which makes it clear that you love your work.
Anonymous, Western MA
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Having done counseling and motivational work with people throughout my career, I see what a special gift you have!! ...you are a lovely person and a true healer. I saw this with my own eyes! Thanks again!"
Anonymous, Western MA
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"Working with Leslie has been extremely helpful. She has shown me how to be more in my body, and focus on how I feel rather than what I think. She has many different modalities and tools that are very effective at helping me move through old stuck patterns."
M.R. Easthampton, MA
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"I had my first hypnosis session with Leslie. I wanted to clear some self limiting beliefs without clear origins, and was curious about hypnotherapy. Leslie had a nice structure to the session, let me record the beginning and end of the session so I would have something to go back to later. She also took notes for me while she took me back to earlier moments in time that I hadn’t even really thought about for a long time, but matched the feeling around some of my current concerns. I definitely got insight and immediate relief, as well as a tools to use for the future. I’m looking forward to working through additional emotions, and clearing any blockages that stand in the way of my success. Thanks, Leslie! I see a lot of patients with dental anxieties and am excited to have another resource for the ones who wish to reduce/release their anxieties and move forward in their dental wellness."
SK, Florence, MA
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"Leslie is a skilled hypnotherapist. After many years of trying many modalities, I was incredibly impressed with the structure of the session and how much was addressed and accomplished so quickly. I left feeling empowered and returned to my self in the most beautiful way. Her guidance was excellent and I highly recommend her to anyone seeking an effective pathway towards deeper healing and integration of the mind, body and heart. I am so thankful I met Leslie and worked with her!"
LN, Northampton, MA
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“Leslie is doing what she loves. Helping people become more than they would have ever realized possible themselves”
JR Northampton, MA
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“This (Akashic Record reading) has gotten to the essence of my issues a lot more quickly than years of therapy.”
RS Hatfield, MA
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“I was looking for guidance direction and Leslie amazed me with her ability to get to the root of the situation through Akashic Records and Matrix Energetics for healing and support for my next steps. She is professional, warm and I would recommend her to anyone looking for alternative therapy for navigating this chaotic world of ours. thank you Leslie.”
JH, Amherst, MA
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Here is a testimonial from William the cat’s satisfied owner.
“The wise and wonderful Leslie performed a reading for our loveable grumpy cat, William, and changed his life! She told us William felt rejected and excluded from our family because we let the dog sleep with us but not the cat, whom we had kept him out of our bedroom because he sheds like crazy. She said the dog was dominating the cat and being aggressive with him because the dog felt superior because she was allowed in our bed (as she doesn't shed). So... we started letting William come to bed with us every night and he is so, so much happier, and the dog treats him with greater respect, too. Also, he somehow doesn't shed a bit in our bed!”
LS, in MA