A WHOLE PERSON APPROACH:
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I do not subscribe to the idea that people are "broken" and filled with problems. I believe that people have everything they need to lead the content, full, connected lives they desire. Difficult habits and unwanted ways of responding to challenges are often habitual patterns of acting, thinking, feeling and being that came about in response to early life experiences where your needs were not met.
My hope is to work with you to recognize and satisfy these old patterns so they no longer cause you to feel stuck and you will be able to access new responses and ways of being. I believe that in the process of doing this work I learn right along with you and we are both changed. 

Services

I offer the following therapy options to assist you with your needs. A variety of modalities may benefit you.
  Each way of working has benefits and opportunities for growth.

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Individual Therapy

Get the support you need to navigate life transitions, manage anxiety and be more at ease in your daily life. 

Areas of special interest for me include working with anxiety and fear, grief and loss, death and dying, worthiness and shame, spirituality, blocks to creativity and issues related to life transitions. I also work with issues related to complex trauma and co-dependency.

I work from a strengths-based and often solution-focused approach that is collaborative and experiential. Our time together should feel like a satisfying and important conversation where you have had the opportunity to explore your feelings and thoughts and try out new ways of responding, feeling and thinking. My goal is to help you find greater flexibility and ease as you live through discomforting experiences. 

Couple Therapy

Create a sacred space prioritizing shared time to make decisions, explore intimacy and reconnect. 

​​I find I am of best service to couples seeking to deepen or regain their connection, improve communication and understanding or discern the direction of their relationship.

I work from a systemic perspective that includes reflection on family of origin experiences as well as the "here and now" using attachment, mindfulness, boundaries and personal responsibility to guide the process. ​

Coaching for Creatives:
moving through blocks to creativity

​I have learned that my way of working in therapy can be highly beneficial to writers, actors, songwriters and visual artists experiencing brief or prolonged "creative block" sometimes called "writers block" or difficulty "connecting to the character", "finding inspiration" or "finding the words".
I work specifically with the "parts" of you that are experiencing stuckness or "block" to get your creative energy moving again. My background as an actor, theater teacher and arts administrator give me unique insight into the creative process. Creativity Consulting is NOT therapy nor should it serve as a substitute for therapy but it can be a quick and effective way to re-access your creative flow. I do not provide expert knowledge about your particular craft but rather facilitate the dialogue you have within yourself during the creative process. 

If you are interested in possibly working with me to address blocks to creativity please send an email.
​I will treat your inquiry with the same confidentiality I do psychotherapy. 
Sessions are 55 minutes and homework is given.
Goals and benchmarks are determined collaboratively and assessed at the end of each session. 
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Lesley Meier, MS, MA, LMFT
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Creative Awareness Counseling, LLC

819 E. 64th St., Suite 232
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Email: Lesley@creativeawarenesscounseling.com

Finding your way is hard.

Having a reliable therapist to walk by your side as you navigate the more complex moments of your life is important.