Lesley works with children ages 10 and older, adolescents, families and adults. Some of the areas of expertise Lesley has is working with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, child behavior concerns, teen issues, family dynamics, estrangement, school related issues, ADHD, addiction, co-occuring disorders, insomnia and more.
Lesley is an experienced former teacher who has helped thousands of families navigate educationally related problems, including learning and emotional disabilities, and ADHD challenges. She has a true appreciation and admiration for her clients and offers a non-judgemental, warm, and empathic approach.
Lesley creates a positive, collaborative relationship with clients, establishing a trusting relationship that allows clients to identify their goals for therapy, what is and isn’t working in their lives, and use evidence-based models to help clients move positively towards growth. Lesley believes in using a forward looking and strengths based approach so clients can envision a fulfilling and meaningful future for themselves.
“A goal of therapy is to enhance emotional well being, healing, and functioning. As clients grow, and recognize their strengths, courage and abilities, they feel empowered. That’s my goal for my clients”.
Michael earned his Master’s in Social Work from the University of Iowa. He has experience working with teens, adults, couples, and the LGBTQ+ community. He utilizes a strength-based approach, keeping in mind that each person is the expert on themselves and has the ability to create the positive change in their life that they seek. Therapeutic approaches are tailored to meet each individual’s goals. Michael uses an integrative approach for developing personalized interventions that utilize cognitive/dialect-based techniques along with Internal Family Systems (IFS), solution-focused, and psychodynamic theory. Michael’s areas of expertise include depression, anxiety, sexuality and gender, trauma and PTSD, identity development, life transitions, and substance use disorders.
