About Me

Alison Leslie, LCSW, SEP, is an EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Trainer and Consultant, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and licensed clinical social worker specializing in trauma treatment. She integrates EMDR therapy with somatic approaches, Polyvagal Theory, parts work, and nature-based interventions to support healing that attends to both the mind and body.

As the founder of Empower Healing, Alison provides EMDR therapy, consultation, and professional trainings designed to deepen clinical understanding and build confidence in trauma treatment. She is the creator of the Nest Metaphor, a nature-based, somatically informed framework that helps clinicians explore developmental experiences, attachment, nervous system responses, and pathways toward healing.

Alison brings warmth, curiosity, and an embodied perspective to her work, encouraging therapists to move beyond simply understanding trauma toward supporting greater flexibility, connection, and flourishing.