Location
Offers online therapy
As of April 2022, I continue to offer Teletherapy only. I will resume offering in-person office visits once it is safe to do so.
About
True healing (vs. simply coping) requires more than talk therapy. Best practice combines insight-oriented talk therapy with body-focused healing methods. I specialize in Women's Issues (25+ yrs) and am committed to Women's emotional, psychological and spiritual health. Areas of specialization include Emotional Eating, LGBTQ Issues, Coming Out Later in Life, Family of Origin Issues, Trauma Resolution, Anxiety, Depression, Stress and Relationship and Work challenges. I facilitate a long-running Women's Coming Out Later in Life Group most 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 3:30-5:00pm. MelissaLesterLCSW.com for more details.
Usng insight-oriented therapy combined with body-focused/somatic trauma resolution methods we will work to resolve - once and for all - what keeps you stuck. My work includes several trauma resolution methods so that we can collaborate in ways that feel most right to you. Our goal is always to get you as much relief as possible, as quickly as possible.
I will always offer you a peaceful, safe and non-judgmental space. We will honor your pace, your path and your preferences. Best of all, the tools we will use together are tools you can also use on your own to support your own healing and growth. Doing your work in therapy can change the course and quality of the rest of your life. It's always worth it.
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Call or Email Melissa Lester, LCSW for a free 15 minute consultation now - (470) 206-2316
Finances
- Session Fee: $240 per session
Pay By:
American Express, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Your payment of $240 is made at each session. I am happy to provide Superbills that you may use to claim your Out of Network Benefits.
Email us or call (470) 206-2316 with questions.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 25 Years
- License: Georgia / CSW003082
- School: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Year Graduated: 1997
Specializing in Women's Issues since 2005. Trauma, Eating Disorders, Coming Out Later in Life, and other major life transitions.
Additional Credentials
- License No. and State: 707 State of Florida Telehealth Registration
- Certificate: EFT International Tapping Trainer / EFT Tapping Trainer
- Certificate Date: 2020
Endorsements
"Melissa has a unique gift, an intuitive ability to connect with people on a deep level with a healing compassion that gets right to the heart of one's struggles. I highly recommend her."
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CCH, CPCS
Melissa Lester, LCSW's Groups
Coming Out Later in Life Support Group - ONLINE
It's not unusual for women's sexuality to shift. It's also not unusual for women to delay Coming Out as Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Queer, Pan, Curious, Questioning or 'No Labels Please!' due to social, religious and family pressures. This is a safe, intimate space (now online) to get comfortable in your own skin and begin to explore the meaning of these issues for you. Information on how to participate is at melissalesterlcsw.com. OPEN TO GA and FL RESIDENTS ONLY.
LGBTQ Support Group - ONLINE
This is a group for women who are questioning their sexual orientation later in life. This therapist-facilitated group has been running since 2014 and continues to provide a safe haven for women between 20 and 80. If you are experiencing confusion, questions, curiosity and/or clarity about your sexuality, this group is for you. Please contact me to schedule a phone consultation prior to participation in this group.
Location
Offers online therapy
Specialties
- Women's Issues
- Relationship Issues
- Coming Out Later in Life
Issues
- Anxiety
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Ethnicity:
Asian and Black and African American
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Body Positivity
- Gay Allied
- HIV / AIDS Allied
- Intersex Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Queer Allied
- Racial Justice Allied
- Sex Worker Allied
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Single Mother
- Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- EFT Tapping
- Eclectic
- Energy Psychology
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Meditation Instruction
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
- Group
Last Modified: 9 Mar 2023
(470) 206-2316