I help people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected move towards healing, clarity, and creative aliveness.
Using a blend of music therapy, somatic work, and depth-oriented psychotherapy, I support adults in accessing their inner wisdom, caring for their nervous systems, and reconnecting with what truly matters.
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My Approach Goes Beyond Traditional Talk Therapy
I USE MUSIC, IMAGERY, AND SOMATIC AWARENESS TO HELP PEOPLE GO BEYOND WORDS—INTO THE DEEPER LAYERS OF THEIR EMOTIONAL WORLD.
In this space, clients can connect with their inner imagery, care for their nervous system, and access powerful unconscious material that often lives beneath the surface. These experiences invite profound emotional shifts that are felt—not just understood.
At the same time, I draw from psychoanalytic and depth-oriented principles to create room for reflection, insight, and integration. Together, we explore the meanings that arise, weaving them into a fuller, more cohesive sense of self.
This combination of deep experiential work and thoughtful reflection supports lasting transformation. Clients often find they become more resilient, more connected to their truth, and better able to move through life with clarity, creativity, and confidence.
Music as the Core of Therapy
I use a method called Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), where music isn’t background—it plays a leading role in the therapy process. Music helps people connect with deep emotions, process difficult experiences, and explore parts of themselves that may be hard to reach through words alone.
INTEGRATING THINKING & FEELING
Some therapies focus on feeling emotions, while others focus on thinking about them. I bring both together. Using music, body awareness, and reflection, I help clients feel their emotions fully and also understand them in a way that leads to growth and healing.
EXPLORING EXPANDED STATES OF AWARENESS
I support people in exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness—such as those brought on by music, deep meditation, dreamwork, or psychedelic experiences. I offer a safe, grounded space to help people make sense of these powerful states and use them for healing and insight.
A DEPTH-ORIENTED APPROACH
My work is rooted in depth psychology and psychoanalytic thinking, which means we explore the deeper emotional patterns, inner stories, and relationship dynamics that shape your life. This helps clients gain awareness and make meaningful change.
TURNING INSIGHT INTO LASTING CHANGE
Having a powerful experience is just the beginning. What matters is how you understand, integrate, and grow from it. I help clients take what they discover in therapy and apply it to their everyday lives in ways that feel real and lasting.
Hi, I'm Leah Whitmire
AS A MUSICIAN, DREAMER, AND CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLORER, I'VE SPENT YEARS STUDYING HOW MUSIC AND IMAGERY OPEN THE DOOR TO HEALING.
My work blends creative processes with clinical insight—meeting you where you are and helping you move toward what’s possible.
I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Board-Certified Music Therapist specializing in helping you explore your inner depths safely, harness the power of creativity and imagination, and bring what you discover into your every day life to create meaningful and lasting change.
Want to experience some of the music I use in my practice?
CHECK OUT MY EVOLVING SPOTIFY PLAYLIST FOR DEEP LISTENING, MUSIC IMAGERY, AND SELF CARE.
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