Speaking and Professional Education
Grounded, clinical-depth talks for organizations, conferences, faith communities, and communities navigating the middle of change.
Latosha D. Leonard brings 15+ years of clinical practice, lived experience, and original framework development to every speaking engagement. Her talks are not motivational. They are grounded, honest, and built to produce real orientation for real people in real transitions. She speaks from the framework, not around it.
Speaking topics.
The Middle of Change
What the in-between season actually is, why it gets misread as failure, and what people need to move through it.
Best for: All audiences
Regulate. Clarify. Act.
The three internal conditions that must be in place before grounded action is possible during transition.
Best for: Organizations, healthcare, and leadership.
Burnout as Information
Reframing burnout in the helping professions. Not as failure, but as a signal requiring orientation.
Best for: Therapists, social workers, and educators.
Navigating Change Without Urgency
For leaders and teams on how to build cultures that hold the middle without defaulting to panic or avoidance.
Best for: Executives, HR professionals, and organizational leaders.
The Disorientation Midlife Women Feel Isn't a Breakdown
A talk in development for TEDx and professional audiences exploring identity reconstruction in midlife.
Best for: Women's leadership, healthcare, and universities.
When You're in the Middle and Still Believe
A talk for faith communities and churches on navigating life transitions with both clinical framework and theological depth.
Best for: Churches, women's ministry, pastoral care teams, faith-based nonprofits, and seminaries.
What audiences receive.
A grounded framework for understanding transitional phases.
Language that reduces shame and restores perspective.
Practical tools for moving through the in-between without urgency.
A more humane and sustainable approach to change.
Partnerships
Your Yoga
Bastrop County Cares
Dress for Success
NAMI Central Texas
Austin Public Health
Austin Youth Summit
Just Sisters
Dream Together 2030/HEAL Initiative
Integral Care
African American Leadership Institute
National Alliance of Mental Illness
Central Texas Family Support Conference
Book Latosha for your event.
For event coordinators, conference organizers, and organizational leaders. To discuss availability, topics, and fees, begin with a conversation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Middle of Change Intensive?
The Middle of Change Intensive is a 90-minute in-person guided experience built on three principles: Regulate. Clarify. Act. Participants leave with language for where they are, a calmer nervous system, clarity on what matters, and one aligned next step. It is available for individuals, helping professionals, and organizational teams. It is not therapy. It is mental health education — grounded in clinical evidence, designed for the middle of change.
How do I know if I need a workbook or a therapy session?
Our workbooks are excellent self-guided tools for "orientation" and personal reflection. However, if you find that your distress is impacting your daily functioning, or if you are navigating deep-seated grief and trauma, individual or group therapy provides the professional, clinical support and personalized intervention needed for lasting healing.
Do you work with organizations and teams?
Yes. The Middle of Change Intensive for Teams is a 90-minute in-person experience for organizations navigating change, burnout, or transition. We work with healthcare organizations, nonprofits, universities, faith communities, and women's leadership groups. Organizational engagements start at $1,500 for a pilot session. See the For Organizations page for more information or schedule a conversation.
How do I get started?
The best first step depends on where you are. If you want to understand your phase in the middle of change, take the free quiz at nextacttherapy.com/quiz. If you are ready to book a session or consultation, use the Book a Consultation button. If you represent an organization and want to bring the Middle of Change Intensive to your team, visit the For Organizations page or schedule a 20-minute conversation. There is no wrong entry point.
