it’s time:
sessions of
deep connection & spacious flow…
without:
the burnout & compassion fatigue.
Transform chronic depletion, self-doubt, and overwhelm into:
→emotionally rich client connections
→self-trust & authenticity
→boundless creativity & energy
How?
Instead of blaming the (flawed) system,
It’s time to start setting yourself free.
Create a practice that truly serves your clients, while also…
meeting the needs of your soul.
it is possible to serve without depletion:
Are you a gifted practitioner, but each year the weight of caring for others gets a little (or a lot) heavier? It’s time to end the cycle of over-extension, self-doubt and chronic depletion.
Together we’ll change the paradigm that being in a caring profession is inherently draining work and transform your practice into the spacious & soul-nourishing career you first imagined it could be.
→Yes, the industry practically systematizes burnout, but emotional and professional freedom isn’t a far-off dream.
→ It also doesn’t require you to end your practice or resign yourself to a periodic 6-months off to recover.
i’m leif. i’ve been there:
I’ve been that practitioner: longing for those magical moment of truly connecting with clients and doing the real work. Secretly blaming everything and everyone (including myself) for why I was so exhausted and over-extended.
Eventually I had to make the choice:
Quit or Change.
I changed. Slowly and often uncomfortably, I took full responsibility for how I felt in relationship with clients. I acknowledged that indeed it is a relationship. That means who I am in session is as necessary as the client is.
I had to deconstruct everything I’d learned about what it means to support someone, to listen, to be there. And find out for myself if I could really be both a care practitioner and be fully alive, fully energized, fully myself.
Turns out, I can.
Now I’m here to help you make the shift.
but…
the standards of licensure, the insurance, the paperwork, the pain of the world…
it’s out of my control.
I speak with a lot of practitioners. While paper trails and red-tape wrap around their minds, do you know what wraps their heart?
→Self-doubt
→Insecurity & Feelings of Unworthiness
→Constant Comparison to Other Practitioners
→Fear of Getting Lost in the Client
→The Isolation & Loneliness of too Many Burdens Held Alone
→The Dread of Managing Unending Crises
→The Drain of Constantly Feeling Masked & Inauthentic
→The Uncertainly that it’s Safe (& Legal) to Express their True Gifts
these. are. in. your. control.
Tending, not rejecting, these parts of yourself: that’s the real self-care.
Nightly insurance paperwork feels different when your morning’s sessions are the full creative expression of who you are.
you can be energized by every session.
*End the constant compassion-fatigue and be in deep emotional connection with your clients without taking on their pain & feeling drained.
*Take off the ‘therapist mask’ once & for all and be yourself in session without compromising therapeutic boundaries or ethics.
*Transform self-doubt and comparison into embodied confidence by knowing that while your skills are important, who you are is the deepest service you give to your clients.
*Write notes, handle insurance, & market yourself while still feeling connected to your deeper purpose.
*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 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
it’s time to end the secrecy & doubt…
questioning your capabilities and skill, comparing yourself to fellow practitioners
spending more sessions than you’d care to admit up in your head: problem-solving, disconnected from both your body & your empathy
feeling annoyed or frustrated with clients when they fall into old patterns
laying in bed at night, replaying sessions, worrying over how you could’ve been a better practitioner that day
worrying that you just don’t care as much as you used to
longing to feel free: unburdened by stories of trauma and the responsibility of navigating endless crisis & also guilty for that longing
knowing that you can’t carry on like this
feeling that something is not quite right with the way you’ve been trained. Could this really be the way to care for others, or are you missing something?
and remember why you started….
The knowing in your soul that fostering deep, human, connection is your work in the world. The thing you can’t, and won’t, live without.
You don’t need to sacrifice yourself in order to be a compassionate, ethical practitioner.
In fact, it’s time to do the opposite.
i’ll support you in putting yourself back at the center of your practice.
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✺
We need you there!
And in doing so, you’ll reclaim
the most elusive and empowering truth in the industry:You are absolutely responsible for, and free to choose, how you feel in session.
That’s your golden key to freedom.
All it’ll ask of you:
Everything you’ve tried to ignore.
The doubts, the fears, the countertransference…
The intuitions & hidden longings for more…
these are your fuel for transformation.I’ll be your guide as you:
→ Transform your practice from draining and burdensome to a daily (and joyous!) expression of your creativity and talents.
→ Subvert the industry norm that you need to ignore yourself in session in order to be a ‘good practitioner’ (we’re going to burn that one to the ground.)
→Disentangle your sense of worthiness from the outcomes of your clients.
→Completely deconstruct the ways you’ve been taught to sacrifice, merge, martyr, and deny yourself in order to ‘serve’. (That era is OVER).
→ Go way beyond ‘self-care & boundaries’ as you turn your way of being on its head and create the practice you dream of.
All so you feel like your true, vibrant & vital, self again:
in every single session, while you do insurance paperwork,
& when you hold your loved-ones at the end of the day.You can have a practice that deeply serves your clients
while also meeting the needs of your soul.✺
ready to dive in?
apply for a Free 1:1
that will transform your
practice…
In this 90-min Energetic Strategy Session we’ll get straight to
the heart of specifically why you are drained, uninspired, playing-small,
and consumed by self-doubts in your practice.
You’ll leave with a crystal clear understanding of how you can shift your practice today so that you show in deep empathy & creativity,
without the burnout.
Want even more? This session is the next step towards working together in my long-term mentorship program! We’ll discover if we’re a good fit for each other & create the launch point for your further unfolding.
click here to learn more
about what we’ll cover!
“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
join me for my next free workshop:
End the years of emotional overwhelm,
exhaustion, and isolation.
Unfurl into your spontaneous aliveness:
in your professional practice
and in your life.