MISHA LEIGH - WELLNESS COUNSELOR

 

Welcome! 

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As a wellness counselor, I specialize in helping people listen to and care for their bodies with gentleness and understanding so they can form more meaningful connections with themselves and others.​​

 

All that our body does is in the aid of survival, and the patterns and behaviors that our body adopts to keep us safe work really well, until they don't. The ways we find ourselves stuck, often started as our body trying to help us get through something that was overwhelming and/or felt unsurvivable. That is why there is never any room for shame in something our body does to try to help us make it through difficult things - although sometimes the impact of the those things causes disconnect in our relationships.​ 

 

The primary emphasis of my work is how our nervous system influences our sense of safety and thereby our ability to connect with ourselves and others. I use the research of interoception, interpersonal neurobiology, attachment, somatic integration, and polyvagal theory to help you understand how to befriend your body as your most loyal ally in healing.

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I meet with many of my clients online, allowing them flexibility and convenience in scheduling appointments. I am able to work online with clients anywhere in the world. Additionally, I am a consultant for those in established practices. I am also passionate about working with wrap-around care - meaning that I facilitate or participate with a team that surrounds a person with various areas of specialized care to offer more support for the most effective outcomes.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​