Leora Fulvio, MA, MFT

The Therapist Who «Gets It»
I don’t usually write Unilocal reviews but I had to write one about Leora because she deserves the recognition. I went to her when I was stuck about how to earn a living. She was very dedicated to me and used her all her skills and creativity, thinking outside the box for both practical and emotional solutions to my problem. I could tell she understood me at every level and was never judgmental about my choices, past or present. Sometimes she could put into words what I was feeling even better than i could, which I appreciated because it gave me clarity, and helped me not to feel alone. I made great progress when I was seeing her regularly and my work life is really taking off now. She is a great resource and I am sure she could help many different kinds of people.

Leora is amazing! This woman radically changed my life for the better and I highly recommend working with her.
I decided to get help with eating and food issues and just general early 20’s angst and terror. I went on Unilocal,called her, she called me back right away and she became my first therapist!
My relationship to food, my body, and myself quickly improved. She is so talented as a therapist but she’s also highly skilled with guided meditation and hypnosis and I always found the sessions more and more interesting, deep, and helpful as time went on. She is incredibly sincere and loving but also a no bullshit therapist which I really appreciated!
She became an invaluable guide along my path to having the life I always dreamed of having but couldn’t quite pull it off. I consider myself lucky to have found her so early on in my life and will always be grateful for the heart and wisdom she added to my life every week.

Leora is the smartest, most insightful person I have ever met. The combination of her calming energy, authentic compassion, and brilliant way of communicating make her the ultimate therapist. I am convinced that she is the ultimate human being as well! I feel so lucky to have met her, and know that my life is better for our talks.
She helped me through some very difficult ordeals (loss of a parent, divorce, etc) by listening, understanding, and arming me with knowledge and tools to cope with anything. After what I’ve been through in life thus far, I really do feel like I’m equipped to handle anything, and much of that strength is due to Leora. I started out by seeing her once a week and always felt so refreshed after our sessions. She has taught me so much that I no longer feel I need sessions as frequently, but whenever I do make an appointment, it’s always such a treat. Anyone who has Leora in their lives in any way is truly blessed! She is just the best!

I’ve been wanting to write this review for a long time, but I wanted to make sure that everything worked out. I started seeing Leora about 5 years ago. Things were bad. I was in a super dysfunctional relationship. I was pretty depressed. I kept on getting into this same relationship pattern over and over and over– I would chase after men who were not kind to me and not into me and reject the guys who did want to be with me. Now before you think it’s because I had a bad self-​esteem, that’s not it. I came in feeling good about myself and liking myself. Seriously. I just didn’t understand why the men I loved didn’t love me back. We started looking at my family and my childhood. We figured out that my relationship patterns were learned — that’s what I knew. So, I had to learn how to be in a different kind of relationship. One where I wasn’t pining after someone. It was definitely hard, and there were a lot of false starts and dating faux paus. My friends were telling me that I shouldn’t be in a relationship for a while and that I should stay single. That has never been me. I’m a serial monogamous. We decided that since I formed these patterns in relationships, I could heal them in relationships. After a couple of years working together, I finally found the one. And really the one. Not the one in my head who I knew was the one, but he didn’t think I was the one. The one the one. I finally got hitched this summer. I feel like I know myself better and when I start going into these unhealthy patterns, I recognize that they are just patterns and that I can choose to act differently. Leora is really kind. I felt the whole time like she was just behind me. She wanted for me what I wanted for myself. Like a Mom. The best thing about her was really her kindness and her patience, especially when I did the same thing over and over again. I felt like I said the same thing every week for the first year. My friends were sick of hearing it and I was sick of myself. But eventually things changed. I changed. I’m really happy now and my relationship is solid. Definitely recommend.

Leora bent over backward to help me and I didn’t even receive therapy from her.
She called me back with phone numbers of places that she felt could better serve my needs. Now that’s great customer service and a huge heart!

I had a hypnotherapy session with Leora. I wanted to work on some shyness issues when I was a kid, so we went back in time. The hypnotherapy session was amazing. At one point, she touched me on my legs and talked to my shyness self and said, «I know you’re shy, it’s okay you can tell me.» The way she was touching my legs felt so comforting and I felt safe. She had this very peaceful voice in her. She also personalized a cd for me.

Thank you Unilocalers.
I found Leora through this wonderful website because you all seemed so sincere and I figured I had little to lose.
I have been seeing her less than a year and I have already left my job, gone back to school, started to deal with some DEEPLY rooted issues with food and men and all I can say is she is amazing. I have been in and out of therapy since I was a child and have never met anyone that could motivate me to live my life in the way that she has. Kaiser doesn’t cover outside therapy, of course, but she is an asset that is totally worth it. I am excited about all the work we have done and look forward to where we will go. I recommend her to anyone looking for a little help.

Leora is absolutely wonderful! All I will say is that I had a hypnotherapy session with her and she was completely compassionate, a great listener and got to the root of the issue with tenderness and understanding. I so appreciate her work and she has left a lasting impression on me. The session was well timed and 100% effective. I am so grateful and recommend her to anyone I know.

I recently received my first hypnotherapy session ever with Leora and it was amazing. I am an acupuncturist and was looking to work manifesting what I want for my practice and my life in general. She was able to put me into a state where I felt connected in a way that only deep meditation, a good acupuncture session or a long backpacking trip in nature makes me feel. I was reminded of my potential and left feeling more trust that I can accomplish what I set my heart to. .and since then, amazing things have been happening.
If you are looking for a gentle soul to bring you to a place that many of us forget about, that place where everything is connected and makes sense, Leora is the one. If you are looking for someone who will not judge you and is wise beyond her years, you should make an appointment with Leora.

I’ve been saving up my 200^th review for something special.
Nearly a year ago, I entered Leora’s office — heartbroken and unemployed. Like a sherpa helping me trek the heights of my fears, anxieties, and insecurities, she’s guided me to the summit where I stared my neuroses face down. She helped me to recognize that I didn’t need my ex, but was transferring fears of male abandonment from my father dying when I was young. To stop bemoaning what I don’t have and focus on what I do have — which is a lot. She’s given me the confidence to find a great job with more responsibility and to cut off the negative elements in my life. And she even encouraged me to go to my first DYL, which is where I met all you wonderful people. (True, DYLs have not always been the scene of my prouder moments, but I’ve needed to let my hair down. And when I pick it back up again, she’s not there to judge, but to help me examine why.)
In the New Year, I have the opportunity of a lifetime, for me to continue development, to individuate, to explore. It’s like I’m standing on the edge of a cliff and I can choose to either a) be pushed off, b) let it slowly erode over time and crumble, or c) take a swan dive and soar.
I couldn’t have taken any of these steps without her.

Kind of like being in a warm womb with a best friend.
update: I don’t know that being in therapy has made me any less crazy, but at least I feel okay (and even proud!) about being nuts…

Wow!!! I had no idea what to expect when I went to Leora for hypnotherapy. I didn’t even have a particular «issue» that I wanted to work on — I was just interested in trying it. Within a couple of minutes, I was suddenly crying and working on a horrible thing that had happened to me in the past, that I thought I was over. It was a majorly cathartic session, and by the end I felt quite peaceful and serene. The most amazing thing is how confident and wise Leora was through the whole session. She is totally present and adaptable to whatever her clients need. Go see her and be well!

I came to see Leora because I was having issues with over-​eating and making poor food choices. The biggest temptation for me was chocolate and I felt like I had to have it every day. I had never worked with a hypnotherapist before and, honestly, I was very skeptical about it’s effectiveness, but I was willing to try anything. Working with Leora changed my views about hypnotherapy. She has such a warm and supportive way about her and I instantly felt at ease the minute we started our session. I felt calm, relaxed and I knew I was in a safe environment. By the end of our first session, I felt like I had a lot more control over what I ate, especially chocolate. Leora’s hypnotherapy is not the kind they do on TV where people end up barking on cue — instead she puts you in a state where you feel like you are open to talk about your true feelings and open to postive changes. I highly recommend Leora.

Leora is a patient, kind and deeply intuitive hypnotherapist. I am convinced that I would never have quit my terrible pack-​a-​day habit without her on my team, and for that I am hugely grateful. Five years smoke-​free deserves an easy five stars, don’t you think?