BLUNT &
LOVING
burnout coaching
for therapists.
You can be in deep, inspired service without drowning in Compassion Fatigue & Burnout.
Transform overwhelm, self-doubt, and powerlessness into compassionate service and creativity.
The key?
Stop blaming the flawed system,
and start setting yourself free.
Be enlivened by your practice.
Every. Session. Every. Day.
it is possible to serve without depletion:
Healer and mentor Leif Ariel works with therapists, coaches, and wellness practitioners to change the paradigm that being in a caring profession is ‘draining work’.
Are you a gifted practitioner, but each year the weight gets a little heavier? It’s time to end the cycle of over-extension, self-doubt and chronic depletion.
Yes, the industry practically systematizes burnout, but true agency and freedom isn’t a far-off dream.
It is absolutely possible to:
*End the pattern of compassion-fatigue and be in deep emotional connection with your clients without taking on their pain.
*Take off the ‘therapist mask’ once & for all and be yourself in session without compromising therapeutic boundaries or getting drained.
*Show up in sessions with embodied confidence, knowing that while your skills are important, who you are is the deepest gift you give to your clients.
*Show up fully for clients and still have energy to connect with loved ones and follow your passions at the end of the day.
I’ll help you fall in love with your work again as you truly learn that it’s not what you do in session, but who you are that matters.
I gained knowledge that I didn’t even know I needed, which I am now applying to my work as a psychotherapist. I’m able to practice what presence actually feels like and means, rather than leaning too far into another's emotional experience, which was unknowingly draining my energy. I recommend Leif’s workshops on burnout and her 1:1 support!”
-caroline lewis, MAMFT
“Meeting with Leif validated so many of my early experiences and questions surrounding how to fully be with my clients’ emotional experiences—without fear or resistance to what arises in me along the way. She invited me to explore a new perspective, helping me reframe my beliefs about what it means to be a therapist and claim my power to build a practice that feels deeply aligned and fulfilling. Her insights have helped me feel lighter and more grounded in my work.”
-molly, LMSW
“Leif oozes integrity. From our first meeting, she awakened a tender yet fiery acknowledgment of that which I needed to bring forth, but hadn’t known how. She brings a compassionate and stern invitation to dive into what’s real, what’s been longing to be addressed. Even through my first group process and Unfolding Self Call, I gained insight to my internal process that otherwise was just on autopilot. Now I know what to shift. I’m grateful for her uncanny presence, diligent followup, transparency, and modeling of her own personal passion. I’ve felt supported and worthy of taking my journey to the next level.
-joel, LCSW
“Leif has a way of pushing me to go deeper in an assertive way, while continuing to be accepting, loving and non-judgemental. I realized that the relationship with my clients can be more fluid, that I am allowed to learn from my clients and be affected by them. I can leave my heart open without being swallowed up by whatever my client is moving through.”
-hope, rolfing practitioner
but how…
Once you directly experience the way energy moves between you and your clients…the pieces fall into place.
Tension headaches, constant stress, frustration & annoyance towards clients, feeling like you’re living behind a mask, taking on the burden of each crisis.
You been there?
In-flow, confident, relaxed, spacious, creative, compassionate, passionate. Free.
You’ve probably had moments there too.
What’s the difference?
It’s not about becoming a ‘better therapist’. It’s about accepting that your humanity is as important as your skill set.
“Leif is a tremendously insightful human and gifted guide. She has a gift for seeing the beauty and value of others and convincing you of your beauty and value. In working with Leif, she challenged me to reflect on how I walk through life, to hold those patterns up like a mirror and see how they may or may not be true to my “self.” Leif looks you in the eye with a passion, conviction, and energy that pulls you, like a magnetic force, toward your true self. Over a month after being on a “rites of passage” trip with Leif, I still feel this pull: a pull towards myself, a pull towards relationships with others, and a pull towards the things I want. I am forever grateful for the time and energy that Leif poured into me and hope that our paths cross again.”
-maura, educator
“Leif is a gifted healer who uses her core balanced and intuitive self to help so many other people. In my life, she has done amazing energy work that projected me into a deeper healing from childhood trauma, she has guided me on a rite of passage quest that both challenged and supported me on my personal intentional journey, and she has been a central outdoor guide for many young-adult clients that I have worked with as a therapist. I am eternally grateful for the time I have been able to spend with her and learn from her.”
-madolyn, LMFT
events:
End the years of emotional overwhelm,
exhaustion, and isolation.
Unfurl into your spontaneous aliveness:
in your professional practice
and in your life.