About Leena
I support high‑achieving women who appear capable and composed on the outside while quietly managing anxiety, burnout, and the pressure to hold everything together. Many of my clients are the “strong ones” in their families, workplaces, and communities—accustomed to performing, over‑functioning, and meeting high expectations at the expense of their own well‑being.
In our work together, you don’t have to earn rest or prove your resilience. You get a space where you can slow down, be honest, and feel supported without judgment.
My approach is client‑led, trauma‑informed, and grounded in anti‑oppressive practice. I integrate CBT, DBT, EFT and EMDR to help clients reduce anxiety, soften perfectionism, strengthen boundaries, and reconnect with their own needs and values. Together, we explore the patterns that helped you succeed but may now be contributing to exhaustion, self‑criticism, or disconnection.
I work with women navigating:
• high‑functioning anxiety
• burnout and chronic over-responsibility
• perfectionism and imposter feelings
• people‑pleasing and boundary fatigue
• identity pressures and expectation
• difficulty slowing down or resting
If you’re used to being the one who “has it all together,” therapy can be the place where you finally exhale. You deserve support that honours both your ambition and your humanity.
I welcome you to reach out when you’re ready.
Other Information
Areas of Practice
Modalities
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Feminist
- Group Therapy
- Online Counselling
- Person-Centred
- Solution Focused Brief
- Strength Based
- Telephone Counselling
https://ateasecounseling.ca/
Locations
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201-3701 East Hastings Street
Burnaby BC
V5C 2H6Tel: 604 997 4757
Accepting new clients
Gender
- Woman
Language
- English