Andrew Lesniewicz

It's not about the rupture but the repair. Andrew believes therapy is about the repair that allows us to unshackle ourselves from the procedural ways of responding to the world that no longer serves us. During our experiences as humans, we are faced with varying degrees of challenges that cause us to have to adapt to survive. Sometimes these adaptions become ways of responding to the world that no longer work for us in our adult life, but we need assistance in resolving the wounds that caused them in the first place. It is in this place that Andrew believes counseling/therapy makes a significant difference. When one is going on this type of journey, it is important to have a guide who is well versed in the terrain and can assist in shining a light into those areas that are difficult to see, to illuminate areas that may need attention and healing. Healing one’s trauma doesn’t happen alone or magically but by having someone there to bear witness, and offer support, empathy, validation, and understanding, things that may have been missing. Andrew deeply holds that each one of us has the capacity to heal, change, and grow. This fuels his commitment as a counselor. His work is informed by his ongoing practice of the Japanese martial arts, Aikido, meditation, and yoga. Aikido is often translated as the way of harmony, a concept that Andrew cultivates with clients to aid in the process of counseling. Andrew is the Head Instructor at Shobu Aikido of Ohio.