guiding therapists
from depletion
to aliveness.
Explore the Energetics of the Therapeutic Relationship:
Transform anxiety, irritation, and self-doubt into compassionate service and creativity.
Be energized by your practice.
Every. Day.
it is possible to serve without depletion:
Healer and mentor Leif Ariel works with therapists, coaches, and wellness practitioners to change the paradigm that being in a caring profession is ‘draining work’.
I help practitioners fall in love with their work again by teaching them to transform countertransference & resistance into creative fuel.
Are you a gifted practitioner, but each year the weight gets a little heavier? It’s time to end the cycle of over-extension, self-doubt and chronic depletion.
Yes, the industry practically systematizes burnout, but your agency within the therapeutic relationship itself can guide you to freedom.
It is absolutely possible to:
*End the pattern of compassion-fatigue and be in deep emotional connection with your clients without taking on their pain.
*Take off the ‘therapist mask’ once & for all and be yourself in session without compromising therapeutic boundaries or getting drained.
*Show up in sessions with embodied confidence. Know that while your skills are important, who you are is the deepest gift you give to your clients.
*Have energy to connect with loved ones and follow your passions at the end of the day.
“Leif creates a safe and compassionate environment in which to confront hard truths and push deeper into healing, her guidance and wise counsel are invaluable.”
-laurel
but how…
Once you directly experience the way energy moves between you and your clients…the pieces fall into place.
Tension headaches, constant stress, frustration & annoyance towards clients, feeling like you’re living behind a mask, taking on the burden of each crisis.
You been there?
In-flow, confident, relaxed, spacious, creative, compassionate, passionate. Free.
You’ve probably had moments there too.
What’s the difference?
It’s not about becoming a ‘better therapist’. It’s about accepting that your humanity is as important as your skill set.
“Leif is a tremendously insightful human and gifted guide. They have a gift for seeing the beauty and value of others and convincing you of your beauty and value. In working with Leif, they challenged me to reflect on how I walk through life, to hold those patterns up like a mirror and see how they may or may not be true to my “self.” Leif looks you in the eye with a passion, conviction, and energy that pulls you, like a magnetic force, toward your true self. Over a month after being on a “rites of passage” trip with Leif, I still feel this pull: a pull towards myself, a pull towards relationships with others, and a pull towards the things I want. I am forever grateful for the time and energy that Leif poured into me and hope that our paths cross again.”
-maura
“Leif is a gifted healer who uses her core balanced and intuitive self to help so many other people. In my life, she has done amazing energy work that projected me into a deeper healing from childhood trauma, she has guided me on a rite of passage quest that both challenged and supported me on my personal intentional journey, and she has been a central outdoor guide for many young-adult clients that I have worked with as a therapist. I am eternally grateful for the time I have been able to spend with her and learn from her.”
-madolyn
events:
End the years of emotional overwhelm,
exhaustion, and isolation.
Unfurl into your spontaneous aliveness:
in your professional practice
and in your life.