San Francisco, CA · Nashville, TN · Online · Currently Accepting New Clients ASK ALISON LEIGH · PhD, MFT

Nothing is wrong with you.
Something happened to you.

Trauma doesn't live in the story you tell about it. It lives in your body.

In the way you brace, shut down, go numb, or can't stop moving. Healing means going there — gently, safely, and at your pace.
I use somatic approaches that go beyond what talk therapy alone can reach — working at the level of the nervous system, where trauma actually lives. You don't have to keep carrying this alone. And it can be healed.
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What I treat
Childhood sexual abuse Adult sexual assault Domestic violence Complex PTSD Dissociation Body shame Religious & spiritual abuse Intimacy avoidance Medical trauma
What healing looks like
  • Feeling safe in your own body again
  • Triggers losing their grip
  • Intimacy becoming possible again
  • Sleeping without dread
  • Trusting yourself and others
  • Reclaiming pleasure and connection
  • A life that feels like yours again

Recovery is not about forgetting what happened. It's about reclaiming your body, your boundaries, your relationships, and your right to feel safe and alive.

I have worked with survivors for 30 years. This work is possible. I have seen it happen thousands of times.