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"You know when it feels like the Universe, God, whatever you want to call him/her, is so clearly sending you a message? It's how I felt about this reading! It felt really spot on."
- Grace L, astrology client

WHAT’S IN AN ASTROLOGICAL CONSULT?

When we interpret an astrological chart, we call the process “reading.” That’s because astrology is a language built on archetypes, and every chart is a story. As I read a birth chart, I’m translating the core story that anchors it: the central themes and narratives that help divulge your unique needs, values, conflicts, and cravings.

There tends to be a gentle moral at the center — a lesson to learn, a challenge to meet, or a pattern to break. The chart can’t foretell exactly where you’re going or why, but it can show you how to be along the way. 

Ultimately, astrology provides permission and freedom to embrace the gritty truth of who you are. It might reveal something new to you, but it’s more likely to clarify what you already know in your bones — what’s built into you, but perhaps buried, denied, or resisted for whatever ways it defies your presumed “shoulds.”

In our sessions together, we’ll explore the fundamental authenticities that are woven through your chart. Via birth chart readings and collaborative conversations, we’ll work to get you back in right relationship with your you-est self.

MY APPROACH.

I’m not a whole-head-in-the-stars kind of human. I’m interested in astrology as a tool for earthly grounding — not the only tool, but one that pairs beautifully with other systems (like coaching, therapy, journaling, and even personality quizzes) to help unearth and examine important bits of personal truth, path, and purpose.

I’m not a psychic or fortune-teller, either, though I do use my intuition. I’m just your weird friend who spent way too many hours geeking out over this complex language, so I can understand and share the juicy stuff with you.

I avoid making predictions or implying causation in my readings. I don’t see astrological events as instigations (or explanations) of our lived experiences, but as moments of alignment. To explain: humans are products of nature, and nature functions as a complex system of interconnected species and biomes and repeated patterns. We knew this intimately in the early days of our evolution, when the sky was our primary technology for determining where we were and where we were headed. When we apply astrological wisdom today, we remember that we’re built for correlation with the natural shifts of the earth and universe; that the stars have always contained coded information to help us move forward or reflect back. In other words, Mercury Retrograde will never “make you” shatter your phone screen or miss an appointment, but to blunder during Mercury Retrograde is to remember that you’re tugged — and thus, sometimes in surprising ways, held — by life’s larger rhythms, which can offer more radical and expansive perspectives on your lived experiences.

"My session with Leah was extremely validating, and I learned more about astrology that was applicable to me. It was a wonderful reading, and it furthered my interest and study in astrology!"
- Lea F, astrology client

THE DETAILS.

Astrological counseling sessions take approximately 60-75 minutes, though I try not to get too obsessively precise about it. They’re held via Zoom, so I can share my screen with you and we can look at your chart together. 
 
Afterwards, I’ll send you a recording, so you can rewatch/relisten as many times as you’d like. I’ll also send a printable PDF of your birth chart.
 
For those scheduling a series of more than one session, additional reflection questions and “homework” (in the most playful sense of the word!) will also be provided between appointments. I custom-tailor these tools for every client, depending on the growth opportunities their chart might be revealing. (Some might get “seriously, more bubble baths” as an assignment, while others might get a reading list of books on purpose and calling.) 
 
A single session or an initial session in a series is always priced at $225, while follow-ups are priced at $200. That’s because more time and effort are required at the start for me to create your chart and do a preliminary deep-dive. When you pre-purchase a package of multiple sessions from the get-go, the price of all sessions drops to $200. (BTW: if you’re a past client, you might notice a price increase. My prior prices weren’t rightly reflecting the amount of time and effort I put into pre-session prep and post-session follow-up, so I’ve made an adjustment accordingly. But see the next paragraph…)  
 
As in all of my work, payment plans are available with no penalty, and sliding scale pricing is available for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and chronically ill and/or disabled folks as needed. If this is you, email me with the subject “sliding scale” and let me know what rate would meet your needs, and I’ll accommodate you as best as I can, with no “prove it” questions asked. 
"I have been SAVORING your birth chart reading...I want to listen over and over again. It's the best astrology reading I've ever had, truly. It is inspiring me in totally new ways."
- Heather S, astrology client

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P.S. THIS APPROACH TO ASTROLOGY MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF…