Leslie Root Counseling

03/04/2026

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Love addiction doesn’t start in adulthood. It begins much earlier, in the quiet emotional spaces where a child first learns what love feels like—and what it costs to lose it. For many people, the roots trace back to early abandonment: a caregiver who was inconsistent, emotionally unavailable, ov...

04/24/2023

Enneagram 6, our loyal friend can fall victim to emotional immaturity and codependency too. When 6 is in the heart of the codependent beast, issues with reality, rigidity, intensity and control are sure to follow. The good news is enneagram 6 you are not alone and you likely have more support than you realize. Transforming fear into courage is no small feat but you are well prepared for the task at hand!

02/03/2023

Want to learn more about the enneagram and discover your type? Check out the latest blog below!

You have heard about the enneagram and now you are wondering what type you might be. You may even feel like you meet criteria for several types. If you are still torn between a few types, discovering your center of intelligence can help you identify where you operate from and how you react to stimul

09/25/2020

02/28/2020

Learn more about your type in Episode 3 the hornevian and harmonic groups

‎Self-Improvement · 2020

02/18/2020

do you have Cinderella Syndrome or struggle with power in relationships? Then check this out.

Power in Relationships Many of us would reflect on our childhoods as “not that bad” or “pretty good” however, we may still be struggling with relational wounding connected to conditioning from our childhood. Our parents, while good intentioned (or sometimes not), taught us love is transactio...

01/24/2020

Check out Episode 2 of the Enneagram Therapists where Brooke Schmidt and I discuss where each one of the types goes in stress and growth!

In this episode Therapists Leslie Root and Brooke Schmidt discuss the connecting points for each of the 9 types; in times of stress and growth. When our primary type no longer works for the given situation, we will take on characteristics of our stress or growth points. Each type has a point of inte...