
Leo TelesMarriage & Family Therapist, LMFT (he, him)
Palo Alto, CA 94306
About
If you are someone with layered identities, you might feel both invisible and hyper-visible. The pressure to hold it all together—while carrying generational trauma, cultural disconnection, or chronic emotional overwhelm—can be exhausting. I work with people who are tired of pretending and ready to feel seen. I offer a therapeutic space that is grounded, affirming, and emotionally safe. There’s no “too much” here. You don’t have to explain your existence. You just have to bring yourself—and we’ll go from there. You might be used to feeling like the other in your family, your relationships, or in the world.Maybe you’ve always carried a sense of being out of place. You’ve learned to navigate where you had to shrink, perform, or translate your experience just to be understood. You’ve survived systems that weren't built with you in mind—but survival isn't feeling whole