Melissa Lester

LCSW

Melissa Lester

LCSW

Telehealth Available
Professions: Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: Clinical Social Work - CSW003082
Secondary Credential: Telehealth LCSW
Billing and Insurance:

I don't currently accept insurance, but I can provide documentation if clients wish to submit to an insurance company for "out of network" benefit coverage

Fees: $240.00 per 60-minute session.
Weekend Availability
Evening Availability

Offices

Atlanta, Georgia 30319

My Approach to Helping

Welcome! As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in working with women, I am deeply committed to helping you achieve your mental health goals. From my office in Atlanta — and via telehealth — I work with clients throughout the states of Georgia and Florida.

My work is deeply meaningful to me and I am committed to providing you with the best therapy experience possible. You will benefit from the most current and effective therapies available, since the work I do incorporates body-focused approaches, as well as use of the subconscious. Perhaps best of all, the skills we use together are skills you can use on your own.

My own meditation practice has helped me connect more deeply and more meaningfully with my Self and in relationship with others. A simple meditation practice can change the way you experience your Self, the way you interact with Others, and the way you move through the World. And the “harder” it is for you to meditate in the beginning, the more you will likely benefit from this practice. No special poses, props or clothes — just you, exactly as you are. We can incorporate Meditation into your own therapy and counseling sessions and help you cultivate your own meditation practice at home.

My extensive EFT Tapping Training has transformed my therapy and counseling practice. Emotional Freedom Techniques, or EFT Tapping, is a rapid and effective trauma therapy. It is well-researched and recommended by primary care physicians, ENTs, neurologists, pain management specialists, mental health providers, life coaches, sports coaches, and many other professionals. I encourage you to ask questions, read the peer-reviewed research, and experience EFT Tapping for yourself. EFT Tapping can be used in our therapy and counseling sessions together and you will be able to employ it when you need it most outside of sessions as well.

I am an EFT Trainer (NQT) certified by EFT International. If you or your organization are curious about training in EFT Tapping, please reach out to me at my email address.

My extensive EFT Tapping Training has transformed my therapy and counseling practice. Emotional Freedom Techniques, or EFT Tapping, is a rapid and effective trauma therapy. It is well-researched and recommended by primary care physicians, ENTs, neurologists, pain management specialists, mental health providers, life coaches, sports coaches, and many other professionals. I encourage you to ask questions, read the peer-reviewed research, and experience EFT Tapping for yourself. EFT Tapping can be used in our therapy and counseling sessions together and you will be able to employ it when you need it most outside of sessions as well.

I am an EFT Trainer (NQT) certified by EFT International. If you or your organization are curious about training in EFT Tapping, please reach out to me at my email address.

My own diverse cultural, religious, and geographic background, and my own experiences of and proximity to physical illness, disability, depression, anxiety, substance abuse and grief have all shaped my personal and professional path. For all of these reasons, I work with women of all shapes and sizes, cultures and religions, abilities and disabilities, ages, races, sexual orientations, socioeconomic, and occupational status. You are welcome here and I want you to know that real change is possible.

Finally, using my own therapy and counseling journey of the past 30 years — in addition to all of my professional training — fuels the “why” that gets me up in the morning. Healing and wholeness is possible. It is my reason for offering women’s therapy and counseling. Your work is do-able.

Services I Provide

  • Group Therapy
  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Telehealth

Ages I Work With

  • Adults
  • Elders

Groups I Work With

    All adult women over 18 years.
    Women Coming Out Later in Life
    Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
    Women of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, cultures, sexual orientations, abilitiesdisabilities, ages, socioeconomic status, and genders assigned at birth.

Industries & Communities Served

  • BIPOC
  • Education
  • Entertainment Industry
  • LGBTQ+
  • Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals

Client Concerns I Treat

  • Abandonment
  • Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Aging and Geriatric Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Depression
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Eating and Food Issues
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Emptiness
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Family Problems
  • Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
  • Identity Issues
  • Individuation
  • LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Issues
  • Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
  • Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Panic
  • Physical Abuse
  • Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships
  • Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
  • Relationships and Marriage
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sexual Assault / Abuse
  • Sexuality / Sex Therapy
  • Shame
  • Social Anxiety / Phobia
  • Stress
  • Women's Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness

Types of Therapy

  • Body Psychotherapy
  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
  • Emotional Freedom Technique
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Integration of different therapy models
  • Mindfulness-Based Interventions
  • Object Relations
  • Psychodynamic
  • Somatic Psychotherapy

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