Brooke Lesley, LCSW

Brooke Lesley is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with 12 years of experience working in Oregon. She helps adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy questions, and struggles tied to family of origin issues. Her background emphasizes trauma-informed care and attention to how the body responds to difficult memories and moments.

Brooke pays attention to body sensations that occur alongside thoughts and memories. She uses simple practices like grounding and mindfulness to help people notice those sensations. This can make intense emotions easier to manage in day-to-day life.

Her sessions use a client-centered stance where the person’s experience guides the work. She also draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. When appropriate, she includes EMDR techniques to address traumatic memories and reduce their emotional hold.

Brooke encourages exploring self-compassion and practical coping skills. She helps people broaden the view they have of themselves and their strengths. This often involves short, concrete exercises between sessions to practice new ways of responding.

People who come to Brooke commonly want help with life transitions, caregiving stress, chronic illness, panic attacks, and issues of identity and intimacy. She works collaboratively to set goals and choose approaches that fit each person’s needs. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Brooke’s approaches translate to remote sessions