Carol Lester

Carol provides counseling services to children, adolescents, and their families from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds. She sees clients for a variety of presenting issues such as anxiety, attachment, anger, depression, grief/loss, inattention, impulse control, trauma, parent-child relational issues, peer relationship issues, and other issues interfering with successful living at home, school and in the community. Carol does this by providing individual, play and group therapy - working with my clients in a relaxed, safe, accepting environment where the child or adolescent, their family, and counselor can work together to achieve goals and improve overall quality of life.
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She uses client-centered, play therapy, and cognitive-behavioral theories. Depending on her client’s needs and functional ability, other methods and techniques may be used such as homework, bibliotherapy, guided imagery, problem solving techniques, reframing, role-playing, assertiveness training and relaxation techniques. Carol also enjoys using art, play, and sand tray as therapeutic techniques.

With over twenty-five years experience as a classroom teacher, elementary counselor, and school-based therapist, Carol has had many opportunities to learn about children, adolescents, and their families. This experience has also helped her become familiar with many programs and services available to foster success for students and all types of families.
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Carol’s goal as a counselor is to assist clients and their families in identifying changes they want to make, promote healthy coping skills and general well-balanced mental health.