About Leanna
Hi! I am so glad you are starting your journey toward healing through counseling at Healing Hearts. This can be a new and daunting process, but I hope that you find this place to be one of wholesome exploration. I am an avid believer that change comes through safe and secure connection. I believe that people learn and explore the world best through meaningful relationships that offer them a soft place to land in times of turmoil. Through attachment science and an Emotionally Focused Therapy lens, I work to bring couples and individuals towards one another and to connect them to their emotions in a healthy, positive way.
Over the years, I have worked in several community settings that strive to equip families, parents, and children with skills to grow and thrive in challenging circumstances. I spent the most recent years working at a local church to care and support volunteers in children’s ministry. Through my experience, I continued to be amazed at what compassion and understanding do to break down barriers and reveal vulnerabilities in us to move us towards restoration. As I continued into my internship experience during graduate school, I had the privilege of incorporating new skills like equine-assisted therapy, play therapy, and physical activity to my knowledge base in facilitating health and healing.
I now have a Master’s in Marriage and Family Counseling & Clinical Pastoral Therapy from Belmont University. I felt especially called to Marriage and Family counseling after going through my own healing process following my parents divorce. My faith is also a source of strength and comfort that led me to Pastoral Therapy. I am reminded through my Christian values and multicultural heritage that my work as a clinician serves to help and touch people in all walks and stages of life. I feel blessed to do this work in such a way that every person can find a path in the pain and peace amidst the suffering.
There is so much joy to life and I love taking full advantage of it in my free time! I enjoy roller skating, cooking new foods, exercising my faith by reading the Word, building puzzles, and going to the gym. You will find me surrounded by community and people I love whenever I get the chance.
