Lesa Leiden

Compassionate guidance for relationships and life transitions

LPC, LMHC Oregon

Experience: 21 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Family, Intimacy-related issues
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Lesa

Lesa Leiden is a licensed counselor with more than 21 years of experience working with people facing relationship and family challenges, intimacy and parenting concerns, stress and anxiety, trauma and grief, and issues related to self-esteem and life transitions.

Background and approach

She brings a steady, empathic presence to sessions and focuses on helping clients clarify values, improve communication, and make practical changes to cope with depression, ADHD, chronic illness, and other complex concerns.

Her style blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness-informed work, alongside relational tools drawn from the Gottman method and depth perspectives influenced by Jungian ideas.

Lesa emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and tailors interventions to each person’s situation, whether navigating divorce or separation, fertility and family planning struggles, caregiving stress, or questions around commitment, polyamory, kink, and sexual identity.

Based in Oregon and licensed as an LPC and LMHC, she offers a thoughtful, nonjudgmental approach aimed at helping clients build greater clarity, resilience, and connection in their lives.

Approaches and online options for relationship and life work

Lesa commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to manage symptoms like anxiety, low mood, or difficulty coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy places emphasis on empathic listening and supporting each person’s self-directed growth, which can be especially helpful when exploring relationships, identity, or values.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Lesa collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, and she adapts the focus over time as needs evolve.

Online therapy with Lesa is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible and allows people to engage from different locations. These formats support continuity of care during life transitions and make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy routines while maintaining a collaborative, skills-focused approach.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lesa commonly address?

Lesa supports people with relationship and family issues, intimacy and parenting concerns, stress and anxiety, trauma and grief, self-esteem and depression, ADHD, and other life transitions.

What is Lesa's therapeutic approach and style?

She uses a collaborative, client-centered style that combines active listening with techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, the Gottman method, and Jungian-informed perspectives to help clients identify goals and practice new skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Lesa has 21 years of clinical experience working with individuals on a wide range of relational and personal challenges.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She holds LPC and LMHC credentials with licence details OR LPC c3835 and FL LMHC MH27262, and she practices from Oregon.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for online work?

Lesa provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences and schedules.

How are costs and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes ADHD

Additional focus areas

BDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily problemsFertility issuesInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Oregon, Florida

Languages

English