Andrew Lesniewicz

Co-Owner of The Karuna House, Therapist, Lead Trainer and Consultant at The Karuna House Training Institute, M.A., PCC-S, Hypnotherapy Trained, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Clinical Supervisor, Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDR Approved Consultant, and Certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist

"Because I deeply believe that counseling makes a profound positive impact in people’s lives, allowing for transformation, healing and growth, I have co-founded Karuna House, a wellness center, where practitioners’ work will embody ‘Karuna,’ any action taken to diminish the suffering of others."

It's not about the rupture but the repair. Andrew believes therapy is about the repair that allows individuals to unshackle themselves from the procedural ways of responding to the world that no longer serve them. During our experiences as humans, we are faced with varying degrees of challenges that cause us to adapt in order to survive. Sometimes these adaptations become ways of responding to the world that no longer work for us in our adult lives, but we need assistance in resolving the wounds that caused them in the first place. It is in this place that Andrew believes counseling and therapy make a significant difference.

When someone embarks on this type of journey, it is important to have a guide who is well versed in the terrain and can assist in shining a light into those areas that are difficult to see, illuminating parts that may need attention and healing. Healing from trauma does not happen alone or magically, but through having someone present to bear witness and offer support, empathy, validation, and understanding—things that may have been missing.

After nearly three decades in the mental health field, Andrew utilizes a variety of counseling and healing modalities to aid his clients as they move toward achieving lasting and meaningful changes in their lives.

Andrew deeply holds that each one of us has the capacity to heal, change, and grow. This belief fuels his commitment as a counselor. His work is informed by his ongoing practice of the Japanese martial art Aikido, as well as meditation and yoga. Aikido is often translated as the way of harmony, a concept that Andrew cultivates with clients to aid in the process of counseling. Andrew is the Head Instructor at Shobu Aikido of Ohio.

Andrew has also reached out to a wider audience by co-presenting at the American Counseling Association Conference, the All Ohio Counselors Conference, Wood County NAMI, and through radio segments on mental health and stress reduction. He has also offered hypnosis seminars and given numerous talks on mindfulness, coping with stress, grief, and the role of humor in healing.

Andrew continues to pursue professional training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and EMDR Therapy while developing professional and community based educational trainings to help broaden perspectives and knowledge on trauma and mental health issues in collaboration with Karuna House co-founder Gretchen Leu.

419.467.9406 | andylesniewicz@karunahousellc.com