
Leslie Stucky, BSN, RN
Mental Health Coach
Santa Cruz CA
Each session is based in mindfulness, with a somatic focus. Weaving in the gentle touch techniques of CranioSacral, we reset the nervous system and increase the potential for change. Introducing breathwork, we provide an opportunity for emotions to surface and be tended to. Through the transformative tool of Internal Family Systems, we dive into the subconscious, befriending all the parts of you that carry the stories and beliefs that are driving the decisions of your life. Together these practices restore resilience and awaken clarity, curiosity and freedom.
I also guide clients through the process of preparing, facilitating, and integrating expanded states with Ketamine. Ketamine is a fast-acting transformational medicine. It can disrupt negative thinking and lift the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other conditions within an hour. When anxiety and depression become the norm, it causes neurons in the brain to become stunted with fewer connections. Ketamine helps repair this damage by stimulating neuroplasticity- nourishing the brain and strengthening new connections between neurons. It normalizes activity in a part of the brain known as the default mode network to create healthier patterns. With proper integration, these changes can be long lasting, changing the course of ones life.
2026: Pending IFS Level 2 with the IFS Institute
2025: Hakomi Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
2024: Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath Certified Practitioner
2023: Breathwork Bali Facilitated Breath Repatterining Practitioner Program
2023: IFS Institute Level One IFS training with Ann Sinko at the IFS Institute
2023: Sacred Space 50 hour course in ceremonial facilitation with Casa Kula
2022: IFSCA 16 week Comprehensive IFS Course with Derek Scott
2022: CranioSacral level one and level two courses with the Upledger Institute
2011: San Francisco State University Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Minor in Holistic Health
I will connect you with a local Nurse Practitioner who will complete a comprehensive psychologic assessment and medical evaluation to clear you to receive ketamine. She will tailer a prescription to meet your needs and send it to a local pharmacy for pick-up.
My rate is $150 per hour. Sliding Scale may be available for those in need, depending on spaces available.