Leisia Landers LCSW

I hope to provide a safe place for you to explore and process those things that have been interfering with living a happy daily life free from the effects of any mental health issues that you could be experiencing. Ill give you the time and space to develop a good therapeutic relationship with your clinician, so that you feel that you are being heard when discussing your current issues. C.S.Lewis once said, " You can't go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending". I believe that you must meet the client where they are currently. To provide a safe environment to alleviate crises, identify current needs, process past issues/traumas, and identify future goals for self. Also, to help clients learn to change negative behaviors/habits, to identify their own strengths, and develop positive coping skills in order to improve their quality of life. I believe your past does not have to define you but you can use it to propel yourself forward into the future that you hope to have. I do challenge people to step out of the box that they call their comfort zone and to work and push themselves towards their goals. I am also no non-sense and don't sugarcoat things. I have been told I am very direct.

I am trained in a variety of evidenced-based practices including EMDR, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and CBT+ Substance Abuse for Teens, Grief Certification, and First Responders Certification. She is a Certified Grief Counselor and Certified First Responder Counselor. The use of journals, reading books, and some worksheets will also be utilized from time to time, as well. I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy at times and do assign some homework, but nothing very tedious.

• Kentucky, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 255423