Lewis Oleson, LCSW

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a second Masters in Clinical Child Psychology. I am

a former Peace Corps Volunteer and elementary school teacher, and have more than thirty-five years of experience working with children, families, and adults. I currently focus on

individual adult therapy in the areas of depression, anxiety, and trauma.

My professional interest focuses on how past and current relationships and life events have an

impact on our patterns of behavior, thoughts, and mood. Change arises when a strong

therapeutic alliance has been formed and evidence-based approaches are used in an

integrated manner. Three techniques for facilitation of change are emotional exploration of

repetitive scenarios that underlie current problems (story or narrative), finding more accurate perceptions that are more here-and-now, more objective, and multidimensional in

understanding of self and others (via psychodynamic and/or cognitive behavioral

interventions), and trying new behavioral responses which are then evaluated and used for learning (e.g., exposure to feared situations). These techniques are usually blended but there may be a singular focus with a given client.