Melissa Lester LCSW

For more than 25 years, I have specialized in working with adults who are ready to do the deeper work of Self that makes it possible to create an authentic, peaceful and meaningful life. My approach to therapy is informed by my own personal practices and professional training in: ~ Psychodynamics ~ Meditation ~ EFT Tapping ~ Clinical Hypnosis ~ Progressive Counting ~ Somatic processing ~ The Flash Technique (from EMDR) The connection between the client and the therapist is the foundation of all good therapy, and a deeply important factor in facilitating growth and healing. Equally important is your therapist's training, expertise and skill. From the beginning of our work together, I will offer you effective tools you can use on your own to reduce your distress levels and regulate your own emotions. From there, we will collaborate to create a healing experience unique to you and your needs with the goal of getting you the most relief possible as quickly as possible.

Clients who ultimately choose to work with me are adults who've 'played by the rules' and achieved some measure of success, only to realize their lives may not be as peaceful, meaningful or authentically theirs as they'd like. Whether it's careers pursued because they were the 'right' career, or 'keeping the peace' with family because it was required of us, or simply noticing that you feel 'disconnected,' maybe you've starting to wonder 'Is this all there is?' Maybe it's grief from traumas, losses, regrets, dreams unfulfilled or the accumulated losses that pile up over a lifetime that are becoming too much for you to carry and contain alone. Maybe your relationship with money and finances is starting to have mental, emotional and material consequences in your personal, professional or community life. The good news is that all our relationships are a reflection of some aspect of our relationship with Self, and in doing the Self work, everything else gets clear.