Vanessa Leveille, LICSW, LCSW, PMH-C | Matrescence in Color, PLLC
Bio: Vanessa is a licensed therapist, certified health coach, and founder of Matrescence in Color — a private practice and coaching brand dedicated to supporting women through the most demanding seasons of early motherhood, with a focus on women of color.
With 15 years of clinical experience, Vanessa specializes in matrescence, postpartum recovery, and holistic maternal health and wellness. She works at the intersection of biology, nervous system science, sociology, and psychology— helping high-achieving women understand what's actually happening in their bodies, minds, and lived experiences so they can begin to heal with clarity instead of shame.
She is the creator of the Rooted Method™, a body-first coaching framework built on three pillars: Replenish (biological restoration), Regulate (nervous system stabilization), and Reclaim (identity and selfhood). The method was born from her own experience — discovering matrescence at 5 months postpartum, after relocating to a new city with no village, a new business, and her own depletion reaching a breaking point.
Vanessa now offers therapy, and a 6-month 1:1 coaching program through Matrescence in Color. Her work centers the experiences of women of color while welcoming all mothers into a deeper, more honest conversation about what motherhood actually requires — of the body, the mind, and the self.
Specialties: Matrescence Postpartum Recovery; Holistic Maternal Wellness; and Anxiety, Depletion, and Burnout
Additional Certifications: I participate in continued training and education through Postpartum Support International to offer my mamas the best experience and strategies for motherhood. I am Gottman Level 1 Certified which is the leading relationship approach and helps to navigate relationship conflict by improving communication and connection; bring your partner along or come by yourself because either way this is something we can work on together. I also have education and training in Play Therapy techniques, wherein, I have a foundational understanding of childhood behavior and the parent-child relationship.
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“I came in struggling to balance motherhood with who I used to be. Now, I’m in love with the woman I’ve become. I understand my emotions, set better boundaries, and feel more grounded in myself. This work, with Vanessa, showed me that my motherhood doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s, and that changed everything.”
