Leona Westra

Do you feel that your current struggles are holding you back? Like you can't get the most out of your life due to anxiety, depression, chronic pain, or your past experiences. You may feel stuck or overwhelmed in your current circumstances and unsure how to change them. We can work together to help you overcome your struggles and get you on a better path.

I bring an honest, compassionate, and caring stance to our work together. I strive to provide a space where your emotions are welcome, and you can be real about your pain and suffering. We can bring awareness and understanding of what is causing and fueling your current challenges. I use my lived experience with chronic pain, trauma, and childhood emotional neglect, combined with professional knowledge and advanced training, to help you overcome your struggles and challenges.

I will work with you in a way that embraces your priorities, values, and beliefs while healing your past wounds and enhancing your life. We can help you find healing from your pain and create lasting change in your life. 

Some of the ways and techniques we can use to achieve your goals include:

• Providing knowledge that is personalized to your struggles and challenges and aimed at helping you understand and gain insight
• Skills, techniques, and strategies to help you cope and overcome your challenges.
• Brain re-training to end patterns of pain, negative or anxious thinking or patterns of behaviour at the brain and nervous system level.
• Mindfulness and Self-care
• Trauma reprocessing and desensitization
• Validation, empathy and problem-solving
• Building self-identity, recognition of self-value and self-worth, and increasing self-confidence through tools and other exploration

Some of the benefits my clients have received are:

• Reduction in pain, pain flares, and pain intensity.
• Improved coping and are more in control of their lives.
• Better boundaries, improved self-care, increased function, and better quality of life
• Reduction of trauma triggers, trauma symptoms, and trauma's effect on their lives.
• Increase in self-confidence, self-worth, self-esteem, and self-value.
• Reduction in people-pleasing, perfectionism, and self-critical tendencies.
• Fewer feelings of sadness, anger, emptiness, shame, and guilt.
• Enhanced spiritual and social connections.
• Improved sleep and ability to relax.
• Reduced distress from grief and loss.
• Feelings of being unburdened and a greater sense of safety and freedom.

When you're ready to start walking a path toward a better future, I'm ready to help. Please book a free 15-minute consultation on my booking page (accessed through my website) or email me to find out how I can help you.

I am a service provider with CVAP and FNHA. I offer a sliding scale if you cannot afford my full rate.