As you go about processing your life transitions, losses, anxiety, and general struggles, please know that I consider it an honor and a privilege to hear your story and help YOU find the solutions and answers.

I am the proud owner of the Cardinal Point Counseling practice. As the owner, I take pride in the big picture and all of the details. The goal is an excellent experience with every aspect of therapy. With special training in behavioral approaches and The Gottman Method for couples therapy, I focus on clients’ relationship to their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors throughout the therapeutic process. I find my work with couples to be particularly rewarding when they can work together towards shared goals. In individual counseling, I am used to seeing common issues associated with stress, anxiety, and depression. My strong work ethic, integrity, degree of commitment, and friendliness allow me to foster a warm and welcoming atmosphere. I view myself as a product of my mother’s creative, design-oriented skill set and my father’s logical, engineering mind —a combination that serves to inform my approach to mental health counseling. Please feel free to reach out to me if you would like help with couples therapy, stress, anxiety, depression or you want to talk about career difficulties and opportunities. Please check out my website and see if I seem to be a good fit.

Central Ohio Wellness Counseling

Specializing in behavioral lifestyle change for youth, emerging adults, parents... and just about everyone else.

My clinical focus uses evidenced based prevention and treatment approaches to identify client values and goals to achieve sustainable lifestyle change in the area(s) of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, nutritional, physiological, occupational, and/or environmental wellness.

I offer different types of treatment, depending on your needs including: individual counseling, coaching, telehealth, or walk and talk. 

I am licensed as a professional counselor by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board (C.1902348). In addition, I am certified as a Health and Wellness Coach by Wellcoaches® School of Coaching.

I received a masters degree in Counselor Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The Ohio State University (OSU) and completed my clinical internship at OSU's office of Counseling and Consultation Service and my post-masters fellowship in career counseling at OSU's office of Career Counseling and Support Services.

I hold additional degrees from OSU in Sport and Exercise Management, M.A., and Education, B.S.Ed. With over 20 years of professional wellness service in higher education at OSU, I have supported students through academic, athletic, behavioral, career, cognitive, emotional, physical, and social wellness.

I'm a partner, co-parent of two kiddos, a wellness advocate, and endurance athlete who has completed more than a dozen marathons, ascended two of the top four tallest mountain summits in the contiguous United States, and a two-time finisher of the Ironman ultra distance triathlon.

I'm a co-author of “Student Resiliency: The Subtle Art of Wellness,” a workbook focusing on wellness and resiliency tips and practices designed for Generation Z.

You can expect a welcoming, non-judgmental, empathetic, and personalized therapeutic relationship to provide relief and accountability in achieving your goals.

I offer an initial no charge consultation to briefly discuss your concerns and the possibility of working together. Reach out to request an appointment and let's talk!

Lesley, a licensed professional clinical counselor with supervisory designation, is the proud owner of Bridges Counseling. Lesley’s mission is to help people live intentionally and wholly, even when life presents challenges and pain.  

Lesley believes that counseling is not a “quick fix” to the struggles of life, but by using an empathetic and results-oriented approach she works with her clients to ensure goals are identified and a therapeutic plan is outlined to push forward toward healing and progress. She strives to serve her clients by balancing behavioral and cognitive approaches, equipping clients with effective behavioral strategies as well as helping to process mental blocks and trauma.

Lesley’s professional experience consists of over 15 years of working with populations she is passionate about helping, including working with adults and teens, students at the collegiate level, with survivors of sexual assault, couples entering marriage as well as those facing times of struggle, working through infidelity and those dedicated not only to saving, but improving their marriage. She has been a speaker for churches, women’s groups, collegiate and business functions.

Lesley holds a B.A. in Business Management & Economics from University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio and received her M.A. in Clinical Counseling from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. She is currently enrolled in classes at Liberty University working toward obtaining her doctorate degree in Marriage & Family Counseling.

In addition to her work as a Counselor, Lesley has experience working with clients as a Certified Coach and trained Mediator. Lesley is honored to be a part of the Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Divorce Professionals as a Family Coach.

Lesley holds counseling, coaching and mediation sessions in the Worthington office of Bridges Counseling of Ohio.

I have my own private practice in Dublin, Ohio.  My career in counseling began in the 1980s when I volunteered as a helpmate for a partial hospitalization program assisting with recreation therapy and art therapy.  Later, I graduated to a paid part-time recreation therapist position at a 30-day drug rehab for adolescents.

From those beginnings until now I have worked as a hospital psychiatric screener, an outpatient therapist at community mental health clinics and agencies, a social worker for Children and Families, and a Military and Family Life Counselor.

My favorite position is the one I have now, specializing in the treatment of adults and adolescents suffering adjustment disorders, depression, and anxiety.

I'm a new para-counseling coordinator for an afterschool program.  This has launched me passionately into finding out more about my job from many angles.  I look forward to networking!

I serve adult individuals experiencing mental health challenges or navigating major life changes, from all walks of life.  I am especially adept at serving high achievers and complex developmental trauma survivors.  My practice is centered around developing intentions, building mind-body awareness, and healing/growing intrapersonal and interpersonal connection.

Quanishia Gibson is a Graduate Student at Geneva College in the Marriage and Family Therapy Track and co-founder of Family Counseling & Mental Health nonprofit The Daughters Den. Gibson is committed to beginning internship in January 2024 at Victory Mental Health Services under the training of Velecia Luckette, LPCC-S.

Offering a safe and inclusive space is my first priority, especially in a world where it can be challenging to find. 

My approach to therapy is based on individual needs and personal goals. My primary area of focus is anxiety, specific to panic and the physical symptoms that can cause one to feel detached and not in control. I also provide support related to sexuality and gender identity.