Lesa Koger

Lesa is passionate about helping clients find peace. She is honored to be able to participate in each client’s journey to growth and healing. She is a licensed clinical social worker who approaches therapy through an attachment perspective, believing in the healing power of safe connection. She especially finds joy in helping people gain a greater understanding of themselves and what matters most to them and experience wholehearted living. She respects the perseverance it takes to continue trying in the midst of significant pain and Lesa is committed to helping with hope and healing. She is currently seeing clients in-person and via telehealth.

Lesa believes the ability to hold space for the pain is key to a healthy change, and assists clients in being able to do so through Accelerated Resolution Therapy, IFS, CBT, ACT, Compassion focused therapy, Emotionally focused therapy, mindfulness and other methods to guide them. Through these modalities, Lesa helps her clients to understand and connect with themselves. She is trained in and sensitively utilizes CAMS and CALM approaches for managing suicide risk. She specializes in treating trauma and trauma-related issues. Lesa is experienced working with first responders, veterans, and adults who have experienced childhood trauma.

In the first session client's can expect warmth and non-judgmental understanding toward building a therapeutic alliance. We will gently and sensitively explore and assess client's history, symptoms, and functioning. We will begin to collaborate on treatment goals.