Mental Health Counseling with Leslie DeMarco, LMHC
Mental health counseling for adults ages 18+
About Leslie DeMarco, LMHC
About Me
Services Provided
Services Provided
I focus my practice on working with emerging clinicians, healthcare providers that may be experiencing depression, anxiety, witnessed traumatic events, or compassion fatigue (burnout). I utilize a range of techniques, including exposure, EMDR therapy, CBT techniques, and DBT modalities tailored to your individual needs and abilities, all without judgment or unsolicited advice.
I also work with people that may be experiencing chronic pain or change in health, grief and loss, aging, depression, anxiety, life changes, or challenges that you no longer have coping skills for.
Initial sessions emphasize building rapport, trust, and a collaborative relationship, and creating a space for you to heal and move forward. Symptoms such as vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout often arise from the demanding nature of this work, especially without the necessary supports in place. With many years in crisis services, inpatient care, and community crisis outreach alongside first responders, I understand how public expectations can clash with the actual resources available within the healthcare system. For emerging clinicians, students, and associate licensed providers, I offer clinical supervision aimed at preventing compassion fatigue, developing effective self-care plans, and establishing healthy boundaries early in your career. This supervision functions as a partnership with mutual collaboration. I interview all potential supervision candidates to ensure we are a good clinical fit, and I can meet your specific licensure requirements. We also establish a supervision contract that outlines goals and boundaries within our working relationship.
Services Provided
Services Provided
Services Provided
I provide individual mental health counseling for Washington State adults age 18+ using an integrative approach that includes CBT techniques, EMDR therapy, Exposure, and DBT. These therapeutic methods are effective for treating trauma, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, grief and loss, chronic pain management, and life stressors that exceed one's ability to cope. If you're searching for 'Counseling Near Me Olympia', I accept Regence, Premera, Carelon Behavioral Health, Ambetter, Cigna, Aetna via the Headway platform and private pay. Insurance coverage can vary, so please contact your insurance directly for any questions regarding coverage for mental health counseling. I am unable to provide care for current self-harm, suicidal thoughts, acute or crisis care, intensive outpatient services, personality disorders, eating disorders, high conflict situations, or active substance or alcohol use. You are welcome to reach out, and I am happy to provide referral sources, answer questions, and determine if I can provide care or offer referrals. Please note that I am not contracted with any Apple Health or Medicaid plans, and I opted out of Medicare plans for 2026-2028. For a list of participating providers, please reach out to your Medicaid or Medicare plan management organizations directly.
FAQ
Services Provided
FAQ
Are you accepting new clients? My practice is part-time and I accept clients in available openings. I typically see clients weekdays at 7am and 12pm PST. I am not available on evenings or weekends for appointments. You can send me a message via my website or email to inquire if I have openings.
Do you have a waitlist? No, I do not maintain a waitlist. Openings are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Do you offer in-person sessions? All services are telehealth to start, and I offer in-person sessions on a case-by-case basis.
Do you provide DBT programming or DBT for BPD, eating disorders, emotion dysregulation, self-harm, or suicidal thoughts or behaviors? No, DBT programming requires a team and specialized resources. While I use components of DBT, I cannot provide 24/7 support, crisis intervention, phone coaching, or other DBT services. If you need a referral source for a hospital discharge or acute care, you can dial 211 from your phone or mobile device to get listings for providers or contact a care coordinator at your insurance company.
Do you do court-ordered evaluations, mediation, stage interventions or confrontations, or provide court-ordered treatment? No, I do not provide any services affiliated with or ordered by any court or as part of custody or dissolution family court proceedings. Please return to your court clerk's office for approved referral sources.
Do you see children, teens, family, or couples counseling? No, I am only seeing single adults aged 18+.
What insurance do you accept? I am in network with Regence, Premera, Carelon Behavioral Health, Ambetter, Cigna, and Aetna, plans at this time via the Headway platform. I cannot except out of network. I also accept private pay.
Do you take Medicaid, Apple Health, CHIP, or other state programs? No, I am not a Medicaid certified provider and cannot accept any Medicaid plans. Medicare billing is dependent on your health management organization in plan B or C benefits. I have opted out of Medicare for 2024-2026.
Online Payments
You can pay your bill or update your card info here. Please enter your full name, card information, and amount due or you can pay directly in the Headway portal if you have a balance due.
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EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) is a treatment modality that uses bilateral (both sides of the body) stimulation via a light bar, sounds, or bilateral tapping. EMDR has many applications from complex trauma, chronic pain, childhood trauma, attachment trauma, or crisis applications following a traum
Contact ME
Email or leaving a voicemail is the easiest way to reach me during business hours
For inquiries, please contact me by phone at 360-531-7153 or message through the website below.
Record Requests: You can fax a request or send me a message via my website and I can send you a release of information.
External Referrals: Please have your referrals contact me directly. Due to privacy, I cannot discuss treatment or schedule appointments by family or friend if a person is over age 13 in the state of Washington.
Mailing Address
855 Trosper Road Southwest Suite 108-291 Tumwater, Washington 98512, United States
Fax (360) 291-9386
Hours
Today | By Appointment |
My practice is part time and by appointment only. For general inquiries or questions, please send me a message via my website and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.
If it is after hours, you are in crisis or experiencing a medical emergency, please contact the Thurston County Crisis Clinic at (360) 586-2888, call or text 988, or go to your nearest emergency room.
