Lianna Purjes

Lianna Purjes, LCSW is a therapist and Empowerment Coach helping women who grew up in alcoholic homes overcome resentment, people-pleasing, and fears of abandonment so they can set boundaries and build healthy and fulfilling relationships. Lianna has Masters degrees in Clinical Social Work and Education and over 15 years of experience helping clients improve their relationships.

As an ACOA herself, Lianna benefited greatly from going to therapy and 12-step programs but kept wondering, now what?! She was starting to heal but felt something was missing. Her relationships were often short-lived, disappointing, and left her feeling like something was wrong with her for not being able to find the companionship she so desperately wanted.

It wasn’t until she started her training as a therapist that Lianna began to connect the dots and actually make concrete changes in her life. And then she thought, “how did nobody teach me this stuff sooner?!?” Lianna decided to take all of her knowledge from her clinical training and lived experience to create a coaching program that helps other ACOA women gain an understanding of what their childhood experiences did to their developing brains and find the path to healthy and fulfilling relationships.