Leigh-Ann Larson, LMHC, Intuitive & Grief Educator

03/02/2026

What if joy isn’t childish…
but sacred?

This morning’s meditation was about reconnecting with playfulness, curiosity, and the inner child within us.

After a heavy week in New England including storms, power outages, and disruption; it felt important to remember that life is like a necklace made of many beads.

Some beads are grief.
Some beads are responsibility.
Some beads are uncertainty.

And today, we chose the bead of joy.

In this 20-minute guided meditation, we:

• Grounded deeply into Earth Star energy
• Activated creativity and sacral chakra
• Opened the high heart (thymus)
• Remembered how intuitive we were as children
• Invited laughter, curiosity, and play back in

Joy does not erase hardship.
It balances it.

🎥 Watch the replay here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrygTPpryjQ

Find one moment of play this week.
Just one bead of joy.

Namaste 🤍

If life has felt heavy… this meditation is your invitation back to joy.In this 20-minute guided meditation, we reconnect with:✨ Playfulness✨ Curiosity✨ Creat...

03/02/2026

02/26/2026

One of the biggest mindset shifts I made as a new therapist was this:

Taking care of my systems was a form of taking care of my clients.

When I was disorganized, they felt it.

When I was late with notes, they waited longer for care.

When I forgot to send intake forms or didn’t return a call until three days later… even though they didn’t say anything, it eroded trust.

I wasn’t trying to be unavailable—I was just exhausted and trying to do everything manually.

I didn’t realize that having a more streamlined, tech-supported practice wouldn’t make me “less human.”

It would make me more consistent.

And that consistency became one of the most loving things I could offer my clients.

That’s what we’ll talk about in the next session of The Emerging Therapist:

🗓️ Tuesday, March 11, 2026 | 9:00–10:30 AM ET
🎓 Technology, Tools & AI for Therapists
💻 $33 | Join from anywhere

This session will help you:

• Set up systems that make your practice more responsive and grounded

• Choose tools that support both your nervous system and your clients’ experience

• Understand what tech is worth your time—and what’s not

• Feel confident navigating AI as a therapist without losing your values

You don’t have to do it like everyone else.
But you do deserve tools that help your practice run smoothly—so you can focus on what you do best: helping people heal.

✨ Join us here:
👉 https://www.leigh-ann-larson.com/emerging-therapist

02/25/2026

There’s a part of many of us that whispers…

“Who do you think you are?”

This week’s meditation was about meeting that part, the inner imposter, with compassion instead of criticism.

Instead of fighting it.
Instead of trying to “overcome” it.
We listened.

We discovered that imposter syndrome often formed as protection — caution felt safer than visibility. Waiting felt safer than stepping forward.

But here’s the truth:

You are not an imposter.
You are becoming.

In this 20-minute guided meditation, we:
• Ground into safety
• Meet the protective younger part
• Engage in compassionate dialogue
• Connect with future self as mentor
• Step into leadership without perfection

You are allowed to be a leader who is still becoming.

🎥 Watch the replay here:

If you’ve ever heard the quiet voice that says…“Who do you think you are?”“You’re not ready yet.”“They’re going to find you out.”This guided meditation is fo...

02/24/2026

One of the most common fears I hear in grief support is this:
“What if I forget my loved one?”

As a licensed mental health counselor and grief educator, I want you to know — when the intensity of grief begins to soften, it doesn’t mean the love is fading.

It means your nervous system is re-regulating.
It means the stress hormones are calming.
It means your brain is stabilizing after trauma and loss.

Your heart does not forget.

One practice I often suggest is creating intentional “grief space.” Light a candle. Look at photos. Speak to them. Set aside sacred time to honor the relationship. Over time, you may not need that daily ritual — and that’s not betrayal. That’s healing.

🧘‍♀️ If you’d like support regulating your nervous system while honoring your grief, join me for Mindful Mondays, my free weekly guided meditation every Monday at 8:30am ET. It’s a small, supportive community where we ground, breathe, and reconnect.

Sign up here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mindful-mondays-a-guided-meditation-for-a-calm-week-ahead-tickets-1281175383059?aff=oddtdtcreator

You are not forgetting. You are healing.

02/19/2026

When I first started building my therapy practice, I resisted every system.

Spreadsheets? No thank you.

Practice management software? Felt too “corporate.”

Scheduling tools? I just kept a notebook in my bag.

I told myself I was being authentic. Grounded. Client-centered.
But the truth? I was overwhelmed… and scared I’d lose my soul in the systems.

I didn’t want to become one of those therapists who spent more time in client portals than in presence.

And yet—I was burning out. Fast.

What I learned (slowly, stubbornly) was this:

✨ You don’t have to sacrifice your intuition to use technology.

✨ You don’t have to lose your voice to streamline your systems.

✨ You can use tools that protect your time, energy, and purpose—without losing the heart of your work.

Now, I teach that to new and emerging therapists, too.

Because I don’t want you to go through the years of trial, error, and late-night charting I did.

That’s what we’ll explore in the next session of The Emerging Therapist:

🗓️ Tuesday, March 11, 2026 | 9:00–10:30 AM ET
🎓 Technology, Tools & AI for Therapists
💻 $33 | Join from anywhere

We’ll walk through:

• How to choose just a few tools that make your life easier

• What AI can (and can’t) do—and how to use it ethically

• How to set up your workflow so you can serve without sacrificing yourself

• How to protect your nervous system in an always-on world

If you’re a new therapist who’s secretly struggling to stay on top of it all, you are not behind.
You’re just trying to do it all manually—and that’s not sustainable.

✨ Come learn how to make the backend of your practice feel as aligned as your presence in the room.
👉 https://www.leigh-ann-larson.com/emerging-therapist

02/17/2026

If your grief feels unbearable—please know, you’re not alone. And there is help.

When the loss is traumatic, it’s not just painful—it can feel like your entire system is on fire. You can’t breathe. You can’t think. You may even feel like you can’t go on.

💔 If this is you, please consider EMDR therapy.

I’m a licensed mental health counselor, grief educator, and energy psychology practitioner—and I’ve seen again and again how powerful EMDR can be for people in deep grief.

This isn’t talk therapy.
You don’t have to rehash every painful detail.
You will talk about your loved one—but without retraumatizing your system.

✨ What EMDR does is rewire your stress response so that when memories come up, your brain doesn’t go into panic.
You can remember them with sadness, yes—but not the same unbearable overwhelm.

This is what healing can look like.
You can carry the love without being crushed by the pain.

📩 If you’re struggling after a loss and want to explore EMDR or trauma-informed support, I offer private 1:1 sessions (virtual or in-person in Massachusetts).
Reach out to me at info@leigh-ann-larson.com for more information.

You don’t have to do this alone.

02/16/2026

Today is a big day.

I recorded this week’s meditation from the Rising Up office on our very first day opening for groups. ✨

New beginnings.
Forward movement.
Anchoring into action.

This 20-minute guided meditation is about grounding deeply while activating your life force — plugging into your purpose and expressing life through you.

We wove through:
• Earth Star + Soul Star anchoring
• Full chakra activation
• Releasing old pressure
• Stepping into aligned action
• Claiming your grounded magic

Magic isn’t mystical.

Magic is you — fully tethered, present, and expressing life authentically.

If you’re entering a new chapter… launching something… or feeling the call to move forward with clarity…

This meditation will support you.

🎥 Watch the replay here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jLvJfi4vxE

You are grounded.
You are activated.
You are allowed to express life fully.

Namaste. 🤍

Today’s meditation was recorded from the Rising Up office on our very first day opening for groups — a powerful moment of new beginnings, forward momentum, a...

02/12/2026

There’s a myth I hear a lot from early-career therapists—spoken quietly, or just beneath the surface:

“If I don’t understand tech, I guess I’m just not built for private practice.”

That breaks my heart every time.

Because tech overwhelm is not a character flaw.
It’s often a symptom of trying to navigate too many systems without support, without guidance, and without context.

You don’t need to become a productivity guru.
You don’t need to learn every platform.
And you certainly don’t need to “keep up” with every new AI tool that launches this month.

But what you do need—and deserve—is clarity.

✨ Clarity about which tools actually save you time (and which ones waste it)

✨ Clarity about how to protect your energy in an increasingly digital profession

✨ Clarity about how to make tech work for your healing mission—not against it

That’s why I’m so excited about our next session of The Emerging Therapist:

🗓️ Tuesday, March 11, 2026 | 9:00–10:30 AM ET
🎓 Technology, Tools & AI for Therapists
💻 $33 | Join from anywhere

This session will meet you with calm, not urgency. We’ll walk through:

• What platforms and systems actually help new therapists run their work more smoothly

• How to integrate AI ethically—or opt out entirely and still thrive

• Which tools can support your clinical presence, not pull you out of it

• How to stop feeling like you’re “behind” and start building a rhythm that fits you

You don’t need to become a tech expert.
You just need a roadmap that aligns with your practice—and your nervous system.

✨ Learn more or register here:
👉 https://www.leigh-ann-larson.com/emerging-therapist

02/11/2026

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Leigh-Ann Larson, Counselor, Buzzards Bay, MA, 02532, (508) 715-6282, Our ideal Rising Up IOP client is an adult who is doing their best to manage daily life while quietly struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, or emotional burnout. They may need to briefly step away f...