Brooke Lesley, LCSW

Brooke Lesley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and major life changes. She aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so clients can use what they learn in everyday life.

Brooke pays attention to how the body and mind work together. She notices body sensations that come with thoughts and memories and uses that awareness to help people respond to stress with more ease. Mindfulness and self-compassion are regular tools in her sessions to reduce distress and build resilience.

Brooke describes people as the experts on their own experience. She offers a collaborative space to identify values, strengths, and realistic steps forward. Sessions focus on practical strategies and gentle self-reflection rather than long lectures or jargon.

Her background includes over a decade of trauma-informed practice and work with grief, loss, and life transition issues. That experience informs how she combines attention to the body with talk-based work so memories and emotions are processed in a manageable way.

Brooke supports people facing a wide range of concerns including chronic illness, caregiver stress, addiction, panic, and identity-related challenges. She helps clients clarify what matters to them and create concrete plans to move toward those goals.

People who value calm, clear guidance and a respectful, nonjudgmental space may find her approach helpful. Brooke works from Oregon and conducts sessions in English.

How Brooke’s approaches translate to online work

Brooke uses Attachment-Based and Mindfulness approaches in her work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people notice relational habits and try new ways of relating. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and learning to observe thoughts and body sensations without getting swept away, which can reduce reactivity to stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Brooke collaborates with each person to identify goals, try practical techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps. She treats the choice of approach as a team decision driven by the client’s needs, values, and daily life demands.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since session options are listed on the therapist’s profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people practice mindfulness and body-awareness tools in the contexts where they live and work, then bring questions and observations back into sessions for discussion.