Leigh Merrihew

Are you facing a major change in your life, or know it is time to take that next big scary step? I can help you. The stakes are high. You are on the brink of a change, whether you like it or not. You may experience things as overwhelming, confusing, frustrating, and even paralyzing. How does your story end? With over 30 years of experience as a therapist I know that challenging situations and times of transition are actually the keys to your best life…when you have the tools and insight to move through them. Hi, I’m Leigh. I'm and expert at helping people navigate change. Clients come to me with unbearable challenges that seem impossible to figure out and leave with a new way of being that they are proud of and empowered by. I've seen firsthand how change happens faster and easier when clients focus on a vision for their future pulling them, vs outdated ‘reasons’ from their past pushing them. Each session builds on the last, leaving clients feeling understood, motivated, and popping with creative ideas that have been inside them all along. I am a masters level licensed therapist, a graduate of the CFJ Coaching School and hold a certificate in Spiritual Psychology from The University of Santa Monica. I'm passionate about helping people make BIG shifts in their lives and move from surviving to thriving. And I have heard just about everything. You don’t be afraid to tell me your whole story to get to your best answer. You will be encouraged, challenged and held. I am the perfect therapist for you if: You are "on the brink" of a major life change but unsure how to navigate it. You are unsure and afraid of what the future holds. Something big in your life (like your marriage/career/ or pace of life) feels unfulfilling or unbearable, but you don't know how to move forward. You are feeling empty, alone and misunderstood in life and wondering, “Is this all there is?” You feel a calling or some important work you want to accomplish in your life, but you are unsure how to incorporate this unknown vision into your life. Big things in your life are causing stress (like illness, relationship status, or work) and you don't know how to cope. Even positive life events (graduation/promotion/ marriage) can cause unwanted pressures and shifts. Something you have believed in and/or relied upon for a long time has suddenly dissolved or become inaccessible. You have no idea how to cope without this foundation. If you feel alone, Isolated, misunderstood, overwhelmed, angry, anxious or self-critical, I can help you. THE RESULTS WE WILL WORK TOWARDS: 1) Seeing clear vision of yourself of on the other side of this transition. 2) Learning how to use change to catapult your life in an exciting direction. To grow and evolve 3) Learn to trust yourself and have compassion for your process. 4) Develop a tool kit including resources, self-awareness, spiritual keys, and personal support to navigate this change and any other future change. 5 ) Learn your coping style and how to use it to manage it more effectively. Relieve charged situations Let’s work together, in a confidential space, to navigate the difficulties you face. You will come out on the other side of this change relieved and revitalized. You’ll trust yourself and your own decision-making. You’ll have tools to navigate not only this hurdle and any other future change.