Hi! I’m Leda.

I’m a therapist in training with a lifetime of experience in various healing modalities. I’m dedicating my career to helping people heal from trauma, build better relationships, and find more ease and joy through transition coaching.

Cognito: The Opposite of Incognito

TRANSITION COACHING: A Trauma-informed approach

Trauma isn’t just what happened to you—it’s how your nervous system and psyche adapted to survive. Whether you’ve experienced Big-T trauma (emotional or physical abuse, loss, neglect) or Little-T trauma (lack of attunement from others, chronic stress, betrayal, self-doubt), its imprint lingers. It shapes how you move through the world, connect with others, and see yourself. It keeps you incognito.

To Go Cognito is to reclaim what’s been hidden. It’s the process of bringing the unconscious into awareness—recognizing the survival patterns that once protected you but now keep you stuck. For many of us, this process isn’t possible without a witness.

Through a blend of mindfulness, parts work, somatic regulation, attachment healing, and neuroscience-backed coaching, I help you unravel conditioned responses, shift old narratives, and create new pathways toward healing. This is a creative process we design together. No two paths are the same.

Healing isn’t just about revisiting the past—it’s about taking advantage of the power of the mind to build new neuropathways pointed toward health, joy, and wholeness. Once you recognize them, you can rebuild safety, reclaim agency, and reconnect—with yourself, with others, and with life itself.

When you Go Cognito, you stop hiding to fit in—you show up to belong. You transition into a new way of being—one where you can sit with what is, regulate your nervous system, and move through the world with greater ease, clarity, and authenticity.

Are you ready to Go Cognito?? 

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. - C.G. Jung

 You Have to Feel it to Heal it

I work with people who are ready to turn toward their pain and develop a new relationship with it. Many of us recognize our patterns but struggle to change them.

Emotional pain can feel unbearable, like touching fire. Neuroscience confirms that emotional and physical pain activate the same brain regions, but unlike physical wounds, emotional exposure doesn’t harm you—it can heal you.

Our patterns exist for a reason. Even the ones that hold us back were once strategies for survival. Healing isn’t about erasing them—it’s about understanding their purpose, honoring their role, and choosing when to soften their grip.

Resistance to change isn’t just about staying comfortable—it’s a nervous system safety mechanism. Our brains create neuronal shortcuts through repetition, reinforcing old patterns. But just as they were wired in, they can be rewired.

Ultimately, this is a mountain you must climb with your own two feet—but not alone. Relational neuroscience teaches us that healing begins with co-regulation before self-regulation. The nervous system thrives in relationship, support, and attunement.

Please note: My coaching services are distinct from therapy and do not include diagnosing or treating mental health conditions. Coaching is a non-clinical, goal-oriented process designed to support personal growth, relationships, career transitions, and overall wellness.

If you’re ready to take proactive steps toward a more fulfilling life, I’d be honored to support you.