Leona Westra

Are you feeling burdened by your pain and suffering? Wanting to find a way to reduce the impact of chronic pain, trauma and childhood emotional neglect on your life? We can work together to help you find relief from your pain and suffering and get more out of your life.

I bring an honest, compassionate, and caring stance to our work together. I strive to provide a space where your emotions are welcome, you can be real about your pain and suffering, and you feel understood, seen and heard. I have a lived experience of chronic pain, trauma, and childhood emotional neglect that I use to better serve people like you and help guide you through the rollercoaster of healing and challenges.

Some of the ways and techniques we can use to achieve your goals include:

• Providing knowledge that is personalized to your struggles and challenges and aimed at helping you understand and gain insight
• Skills, techniques, and strategies to help you cope and overcome your challenges.
• Brain re-training to end patterns of pain and maladaptive coping or behaviours at the brain and nervous system level (Pain Reprocessing Therapy, CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Polyvagal techniques)
• Mindfulness and Self-care
• Trauma reprocessing and desensitization (EMDR, Flash, Somatic Therapies, etc.
• Validation, empathy and problem-solving
• Building self-identity, recognition of self-value and self-worth, and increasing self-confidence through tools like values inventories and other exploration

Some of the benefits my clients have received are:

• Reduction in pain, pain flares, and pain intensity.
• Improved coping and are more in control of their lives.
• Better boundaries, improved self-care, increased function, and better quality of life
• Reduction of trauma triggers, trauma symptoms, and trauma's effect on their lives.
• Increase in self-confidence, self-worth, self-esteem, and self-value.
• Reduction in people-pleasing, perfectionism, and self-critical tendencies.
• Fewer feelings of sadness, anger, emptiness, shame, and guilt.
• Enhanced spiritual and social connections.
• Improved sleep and ability to relax.
• Reduced distress from grief and loss.
• Feelings of being unburdened and a greater sense of safety and freedom.

I am here to help whenever you are ready to take the next step. Please book a free 15-minute consultation on my booking page (accessed through my website) or email me to find out how I can help you.

I am a service provider with CVAP and FNHA. I offer a sliding scale if you cannot afford my full rate.