𖦹 Sacred Spiral Psychotherapy therapy for neurodivergent humans, cycle breaking parents and highly sensitive wounded healers
I support my clients in unlearning the conditioning that taught them to overfunction, overgive, and self-abandon — and in reconnecting with themselves, their children, their bodies, and the natural world.
Healing isn’t possible without acknowledging the harm caused by systems of oppression and structural racism. My practice centers intersectional feminist values and disability justice. I am anti-racist and LGBTQIA+ celebratory.I believe that personal healing and collective liberation are inseparable — breaking family cycles also means breaking societal ones.
My clients are thoughtful, emotionally attuned beings — parents rewriting family patterns, neurodivergent adults recovering from burnout, and healers learning to turn compassion inward. They often experience obsessive thoughts, emotional intensity, and sensory overwhelm. Many identify as Autistic, ADHD, or OCD — whether formally diagnosed, self-recognized, or still exploring their neurotype.
My approach is transpersonal, psychoanalytic, relational, and deep — rooted in attachment and trauma-informed care. In our work together, we’ll explore the roots of your patterns with compassion, curiosity, and reverence for the parts of you that helped you survive.
I’m glad you made it - especially if you’re the one breaking cycles, holding it all together, and quietly unraveling. This space is for the cycle breakers, the neurodivergent burnouts, and the wounded healers — the ones who are doing the deep, unseen work of changing everything.
Hi, I’m Leyla
For the cycle-breaking parents trying to raise their kids differently.
For the gifted, burnt-out, sensitive adults who’ve been holding too much for too long.
For the helpers and healers who can hold everyone else - except themselves.
Anti-Capitalist
Intersectional Feminist
Anti-Racist
Ecopsychological
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II specialize in working with highly sensitive, ambitious, and gifted adults - often mothers and caregivers who have achieved a lot professionally or personally but feel exhausted, overextended, or disconnected from themselves. Many are neurodivergent (Autistic, ADHD, and/or OCD) often undiagnosed or late-diagnosed and carry a lifetime of perfectionism, overfunctioning, or “doing it all” at the expense of their own well-being.
I have a particular focus on parents who are breaking family cycles — those who are determined to raise their children differently than they were raised, while also tending to their own unresolved trauma. I also support wounded healers, high-achieving individuals, and professionals who are ready to slow down and reconnect with their own needs, values, and sense of self.
My work centers on complex trauma, especially family-of-origin and attachment wounds, and I am trained in Brainspotting — a mind-body approach for accessing and processing deeply held patterns. I provide LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming care, and my practice celebrates queer, neurodivergent, and socially conscious clients.
I believe therapy is most effective as a long-term process of growth and transformation, rather than a quick fix. While short-term work can be helpful for immediate challenges, sustainable change emerges through gradual exploration of patterns, building self-trust, and cultivating balance between your ambitions, responsibilities, and inner life.
Every client’s journey is unique, and treatment is tailored to your goals, pace, and needs — with a focus on investing in yourself as a parent, a professional, and a human being.
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My clients describe me as real, calm, empowering, authentic, open-minded, solution-focused + attuned.
I am skilled at recognizing patterns in the relationship behavior of individuals + family systems. I have a niche interest in intergenerational trauma and understanding the behavior of different generations--what trickles down through families when healing doesn't happen. -
I’m a psychodynamic therapist, which means I help you uncover the unconscious thoughts, feelings, and patterns that shape your behavior, relationships, and sense of self. Therapy with me is deep, relational, and curiosity-driven — not a series of worksheets or “quick fixes.”
I am fully present, warm, and engaged in the work with you — not a blank slate. I notice what’s unsaid, honor your experience, and hold space for the parts of you that have been silenced, overfunctioning, or overlooked.
I work best with clients who are self-aware, questioning, and ready to explore the deeper layers of their inner world — especially those who are burned out, breaking cycles, or carrying the weight of helping others. Together, we’ll navigate patterns, reclaim parts of yourself, and build a life that feels aligned and sustainable.
I take a playful, authentic, and human approach: therapy can be challenging, but it can also be creative, honest, and yes — even a little fun.
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I do! I accept BCBS/Anthem, Aetna, UHC/Optum, Taro, Maine Community Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim.
I also accept fee for service.
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I am currently providing services through a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform, serving folx in the states of Maine, South Carolina + North Carolina.
I also offer walk + talk therapy in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina
Once you book your intake appointment you will get a link to the client portal where sessions will take place.
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Click here to fill out my contact form to get started :)
Please include what state you reside in, your insurance and your availability for therapy sessions.
Please note I only see clients Monday - Thursday from 8am - 3pm.