lea walchshauser MA

(she/hers)

Accepting Clients

I have always been drawn to people's stories. The way a life gets built out of everything that has been experienced.

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California

Free Initial Consultation

Book consultation

Free 15-minute call, no obligation.

Services

  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Child
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

I work with individuals, couples, and fellow clinicians seeking supervision and consultation. Many of the people who find me are already insightful as they understand their patterns intellectually but feel stuck translating that understanding into real change. Others are newer to therapy and want a space that moves at their pace rather than a prescribed one.I meet all of with curiosity, and I trust that the people I work with know their own experience better than I do.

My Background and Approach

My approach is integrative: Brainspotting, somatic therapy, and systemic thinking, with attachment as a thread running through all of it. My training is rooted in community-based, solution-focused work, and layered with trauma-informed yoga. Which have aloud for different doorways into the same core belief, that the body and the mind need to heal together, not in sequence. In practice, this means we won't just talk about what's happening, we'll pay attention to what's happening in the body and in the patterns between you and the people closest to you. Insight matters, but lasting change usually needs the body to catch up too, and that can't be rushed.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I lead with curiosity over certainty, respect for pace over efficiency, and honesty over performance. I don't believe healing follows a schedule, so I try not to impose one, even when slower feels harder for both of us. And I'd rather tell a client what I'm actually noticing than offer them a polished answer. I measure success not by how resolved things look from the outside, but by whether someone leaves more able to trust their own experience than when they arrived. If you've ever felt "behind" in your own healing, I'd gently offer that you're probably not you're just moving at the pace that's actually yours.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

Brainspotting Solution Focused Brief Therapy Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma

Other Techniques

  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties

Anxiety Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Women's Issues

Client Focus

Age
Teens (14–18), Adults, Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals, Couples, Families
Languages
English

Qualifications

License
MA, State of California · #53665
Education
Masters of Counseling Psychology
Additional credentials
BrainSpotting Certified
Yoga Certified
Supervision
Provides supervision to apprentice therapists · currently accepting supervisees
Years in practice
16 years

Insurance Plans Accepted

  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross of California
  • Cigna
  • Oscar
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Carelon Behavioral Health Plan

I offer online counseling in the following states:

Hours & Availability

MondayClosed
Tuesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
New clients welcome
Currently accepting new clients
Telehealth
Available

At A Glance

  • Experience: 16 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $150 - 300/session
  • Sliding scale: Available on request

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