CONTACT INFO

Website: www.craniosacraldoula.com

Booking: https://craniosacraldoula.as.me/schedule/8e433377

FB: leahmorrisonbcst

Email: leah.bcst@gmail.com

Phone: 917.412.0274

Leah Morrison, LMT, is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist (BCST) devoted to helping people find pathways out of physical and emotional pain while cultivating resilient, healthy relationships with life's ongoing challenges. Her approach is perfect for those seeking bodywork that combines gentle yet powerful touch with supportive verbal inquiry. Through over a decade in clinical practice, she has seen her clients come out of the fog and move forward in life with a newfound sense of clarity and ease in body and mind.

Her holistic practice serves all ages including infants, children, teens, adults, pregnant people and seniors. Clients come to Leah for a wide range of reasons. She is passionate about supporting those navigating chronic pain, complex health conditions, and injury recovery as well as anxiety, depression and trauma. Many clients have found Leah’s work to be a powerful complement to psychotherapy as a way to bring their therapeutic process into the body and access deeper layers of healing.

Leah also specializes in helping families with new babies to recover from challenging births, navigate breast/chestfeeding and ultimately find a calm and grounded center from which to care for their little one. In addition to her BCST certification, she is also a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor, an Infant Developmental Movement Educator (IDME), and a former Birth Doula, making her uniquely qualified to give holistic support to families.

Leah grew up dancing in St. Louis, Missouri. Her love of dance brought her to college in New York and then on to nearly a decade of touring internationally with the Trisha Brown Dance Company. She completed over two years of training and certification in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy with Franklyn Sills through Stillpoint and has maintained her clinical practice since 2014. Licensed in Massage Therapy, her nuanced somatic understanding is further enriched by studies in Body-Mind Centering, Alexander Technique, and meditation. Leah has called Brooklyn home for over 20 years. On any given day, you may find her chasing her wild, amazing toddler through Prospect Park.

OFFERINGS

Leah has three office locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan and offers home visits for babies and children under three years old. Fees vary based on location. See website and booking link for more details.

 Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (1 Hour)

$175 - 200

BCST is a gentle yet profound non-invasive, hands-on treatment for the whole body. Performed on a massage table, the client is fully clothed and the touch is generally light and still. The treatment is focused on supporting the health of the whole being, especially the nervous system. BCST can address both physical and emotional issues such as musculoskeletal discomfort, stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, headaches, TMJ pain, cranial tension, pregnancy and postpartum support. Therapeutic dialogue can be incorporated into the hands-on treatment with the client’s consent and within their comfort level. Verbal inquiry is aimed towards fostering awareness of the physical sensations that correspond to emotions and challenges in the client’s life and bolstering their inner resources and resilience.

Infant Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (1 Hour)

Office Visits: $175 - 200 / Home Visits: $250

Infant BCST is a very gentle approach using only light touch and movement (no manipulation or cracking) to help little ones ease tension and restore calm to the nervous system. Parents are often referred to BCST by a lactation consultant or doula as it is increasingly recognized as a safe and effective way to address latch/breastfeeding difficulties, tongue/lip tie, body tension, head turning preference/torticollis, gas and reflux. BCST sessions also support the whole family to recover from birth challenges such as medical interventions, prolonged labors, NICU stays, and unpleasant or even traumatic hospital experiences. Leah’s additional qualifications allow her to include breastfeeding support and developmental movement education in these sessions as well.

Infant Developmental Movement Education (45-60 min)

Inquire for rates. Private or group classes, in-person or online.

Would you like to know more about how to support your baby’s movement development? Together we will observe your little one and appreciate all their amazing skills. I will help you find ways to hold and move with your little one that are comfortable for you both and supportive of their developmental milestones. We will address specific questions you have such as:

“My baby hates tummy time. What should I do?"

“Why isn’t my baby rolling/crawling/walking yet?”

“My baby only turns their head one way/ only rolls one way/ has a funny way of crawling.”

“My baby can sit, but they’re stuck there and can’t get into or out of sitting on their own.”

“I’m pregnant and want to learn some basic skills of holding and handling my baby as well as learn about what's important for their development before my baby is born.”

TESTIMONIALs

I came to Cranial sacral therapy out of curiosity, and after the first session I was hooked. The healing nature of this work is very palpable. I always leave a session feeling better then when I came in and the experience of relaxation and restoration is unparalleled. Leah's work has touched and helped so many aspects of my life. It's brought comfort and ease to my body. It's helped with emotional issues and trauma. it's also brought nuance to my spiritual life. There is a spiritual side to this work for me, as it gives me such deep peace and attunement, not just to the body, but to the unconscious and to the mystery of life itself. - R.M.

Leah came to visit our four week old who was having latch issues and tightness in her neck. We had an intense birth experience so my lactation consultant had recommended this type of bodywork for us. I had no idea what to expect but our little one latched at the next feeding and hasn’t stopped since! We went from having the most stressful feedings, not knowing what would happen, to an easy latching baby. I cannot thank Leah enough! - L.C.

I first sought Craniosacral Therapy to help me with pain that I was having in my SI joint, I knew nothing about Craniosacral Therapy, the only thing I knew was that it was supposed to relax you. In my first session with Leah, I left feeling not only very relaxed, but totally pain free and with a wonderful feeling of being whole in my body. Leah is a great practitioner, patient, fully present and with a great sense of "hearing the body". In each session I get so many insights, sometimes it's very emotional, sometimes more physical; and sometimes it's more on an energy level, where I can feel warmth, vibrations or a feeling of energy traveling through specific parts of my body. Usually it's a combination of all of the above.- I.B.