About Me.

Marriage and Family Therapist who has been working in the field of eating disorders for the past 10 years. She has experience treating clients at all levels of care including residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient levels of care. She is the former program director for Center for Discovery in Sacramento which is a residential program for adult clients with eating disorders.

Leilani has training in several treatment approaches including dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), ACT therapy, and shame resilience. In addition, Leilani specializes in trauma treatment and uses brainspotting and EMDR to address symptoms of PTSD especially as they relate to issues with addiction and eating. Leilani has extensive experience working with the families and loved ones of patients with eating disorders and is also passionate about providing support to loved ones who are trying to help their family members through the process of recovery from diagnosis to treatment and beyond.