Leigh Scott, LAPC
I work with children, teens, and adults using Synergetic Play Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and nature-based interventions. I have a deep respect for the knowledge already embedded in our nervous systems, and the evidence-based ways we can heal through play and in guided relationship with each other and the environment. As a certified Forest Therapy Guide, I also offer opportunities for individuals and families to access their reciprocal relationship with nature and the abundant health benefits of this connection. I love to work with all ages, and have a particular interest in supporting individuals and families who are neurodivergent, experiencing anxiety, anger, school refusal, or generational trauma. Helping my clients understand their own connection to themselves, their loved ones, and their environment, and being witness to the growth and empowerment of this self-awareness, is why I do this work.
My research has focused on the interpersonal neurobiology of play, the emerging findings on neurodivergence, and how to help family systems and school systems better understand ADHD and Autism. When I work with children, I also work closely with caregivers to co-create a treatment plan and define what progress will look like. When I work with teens and adults, our therapeutic relationship is always a partnership.
Before becoming a counselor, I was a producer for National Geographic, and I have always followed a thread of curiosity about liberation psychology and pedagogy. I believe that when we nourish our connection to ourselves, each other, and the land, healing and growth are generative for the individual, family, and community. My background in living stories, liberatory practices, and forest therapy inform my work as a mental health clinician where I feel deeply privileged to witness children, teens, adults and their families connect with their own truth, bodies, agency, joy, and relationship to each other.
Leigh practices under direction and supervision