Lesley Poblete-Creech

Lesley Poblete-Creech is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri with 12 years of direct-practice experience. She helps people managing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, anger, grief, and changes at work or home. Lesley also supports clients dealing with addiction, parenting challenges, caregiving strain, ADHD, and intimacy concerns. Her approach blends practical skills and steady support. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness. Sessions often include breathing and grounding practices drawn from her yoga training to help people calm the body and focus the mind. Lesley has worked with transitional-age youth starting at 16 and with adults 18 and older. She has run DBT skills groups for young adults and adults, and has led DBT groups designed for families and couples. Her background in both individual work and group settings informs how she structures skills practice in sessions. She completed a 200-hour Certified Yoga Teacher training in 2016 and sometimes offers yoga-based techniques during therapy. Lesley emphasizes that yoga is accessible to everyone and often uses breath-focused exercises to cultivate present-moment awareness. Lesley aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about honestly. She encourages practical steps that fit daily life and works collaboratively to identify values, goals, and manageable actions. She views seeking help as a courageous first step and supports people as they make change.

Background and approach: Lesley balances evidence-informed strategies with lived-life practicality. Many sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and reducing reactivity. She uses ACT to help people clarify values and take meaningful action, CBT to spot and shift unhelpful thinking, DBT skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, and mindfulness exercises to increase moment-to-moment awareness. Her yoga experience supplements talk work with body-centered practice when helpful. Lesley schedules evenings and select weekend times and asks clients to align availability with her openings to get the most from therapy. She wants clients to feel empowered to try small, steady changes that add up over time.

Approaches that translate well to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them. It helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward by emphasizing action that aligns with what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It is practical and often involves homework to try new ways of thinking and acting between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers specific skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Skills include emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be practiced and reviewed in sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lesley will collaborate with each person to pick or combine methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. This is a joint process that may shift over time as skills are learned and circumstances change.

The biography did not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find that online therapy helps fit sessions into busy lives by reducing travel time, allowing evening or weekend scheduling, and enabling shorter check-ins when needed. Online work also makes it easier to practice skills in real-life settings and to bring worksheets or mindfulness exercises directly into day-to-day routines.