ABOUT YOUR THERAPIST

Trauma-Informed Therapy, grounded in real Experience.

Individual and couples therapy in St. Petersburg, Florida. For people ready to understand the patterns beneath the pain.

Hi, I'm Leslie

I'm a trauma-informed therapist and mindfulness practitioner based in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Before I was a therapist, I spent years in the legal field. It is a background that shapes how I work: direct, structured, and unwilling to leave people managing symptoms without ever getting to the cause.

I've also lived through my own version of what brings people to therapy: trauma that showed up in the body and a season of rebuilding a sense of self after a major life transition.

That experience shapes how I practice: I don't ask clients to do anything I haven't had to do myself.

I specialize in trauma, complex PTSD, divorce and breakup recovery, and the relationship patterns that keep people in the same place with different partners.

I use EMDR to help reprocess memories the nervous system is still holding, Internal Family Systems (IFS) to work with the different parts of you that are often in conflict, somatic and body-based work for what talking alone doesn't reach, and mindfulness practices all throughout.

What Brings People Here

Trauma you carried alone quietly

Heartbreak that changed you

Anxiety that lives in the body

Relationships that repeat old wounds

Slow work of finding yourself again

These are signs it's time to get support.

My Approach is Rooted In:

EMDR Therapy: A research-supported approach for trauma reprocessing that helps your nervous system metabolize experiences it’s still holding onto.

Internal Family Systems (IFS): A compassionate framework for understanding the different parts of you.

Somatic and Body-Based Therapy: Because trauma lives in the body as much as the mind.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): Helps you build present-moment awareness, emotional regulation, and a kinder relationship with yourself.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Credentials and Training

Master of Social Work (MSW) from Barry University — Registered Clinical Social Work Intern

Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from St Louis University School of Law

EMDR-trained, specializing in trauma reprocessing and complex PTSD

Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) trained through Brown University

Serving St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay, and clients across Florida via telehealth

Ready to talk?

If you're looking for a trauma therapist offering EMDR, IFS, somatic therapy, CBT, and MBSR , I'd be glad to hear from you. You don't need the whole story ready. A first conversation is enough to start.

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4th St N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33704-1355
Phone: 727.228.1924
Email: [email protected]

4th St N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33704-1355
Phone: 727.228.1924
Email: [email protected]

© 2026 The Loom Life All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Disclaimer