Lesley Martin

There’s usually a moment — a quiet one, or a painful one — when something finally tips the scale and a person decides to reach out. Lesley Martin, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, has sat with people in exactly that moment for over two decades, and she understands both the courage it takes and the relief that can follow. Working from Williamsville, New York, with sessions online as well as in person, she serves adults, adolescents, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, major transitions, and questions of identity and purpose.

Lesley’s approach is holistic — attending to the physical, emotional, mental, relational, and spiritual dimensions of each person. Rather than focusing on what’s broken, she draws on a client’s strengths, resilience, and inner resources, using evidence-based methods including EMDR and mindfulness. She brings the same integrative sensibility to her work as a certified life coach with entrepreneurs and high-achievers. When couples realize they’ve spent the whole evening in the same room without actually connecting — phones in hand, conversation crowded out — that pattern is something she knows how to work with.

Lesley holds a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Medaille College and completed the Trauma Counseling Certificate Program through the UB School of Social Work.