Meet Leslie Roach, LCSW
To be truly seen is the beginning of being truly healed.
My work starts with a simple belief: the body is the living ground where your inner wisdom can finally unfold and take new shape. I provide a steady, attuned presence for high-achievers ready to come back into their lives.
I bridge the gap between your physiological cues and your emotional story.
My path to this work didn't start in a classroom. It started with a deep curiosity about why we suffer, and how that suffering can actually lead us toward kindness, wisdom, and a more joyful way of living.
I began my professional training in 2009 as a yoga and meditation teacher, exploring how breath and movement shift our internal state. A year later, I became a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist (LMBT) to understand the "map" of the body and how our nervous systems hold on to stress.
What I discovered in those early years changed my entire approach: The mind cannot fully heal what the body is still protecting. To give you a truly complete way to heal, I returned to school in 2016 for my Master’s in Social Work and became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Today, my practice brings these worlds together. Whether we meet in my Boulder office or via telehealth in North Carolina, I offer you a direct, gentle, and relational space to do your deepest work. I am here to help you soften where you’ve been hard and find strength where you’ve felt stuck.
A Multi-Layered Approach to Your Wholeness.
I don't use a one-size-fits-all model. Instead, I integrate the most effective somatic and relational tools to help you feel whole again.
The Science of Your Nervous System (Somatic Wisdom)
I use Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Polyvagal Theory to help you build "physiological capacity." We track your internal sensations in real-time to unwind the trauma stored in your tissues so you can stop living in a state of high alert.
Key Influences: Peter Levine, Kathy Kain, Stephen Porges.
Your Internal Landscape (Parts Work & Depth)
Through Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Jungian study, we get to know the different "parts" of your personality. We move toward "Self-leadership," where your inner critics and protectors can finally find peace and stop fighting for control.
Key Influences: Susan McConnell, Richard Swartz, Janina Fisher, Carl Jung.
Relational Repair & Attachment
Healing happens in connection, not in isolation. I use Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and Interpersonal Neurobiology to help you repair old relationship wounds and deepen your ability to trust yourself and others.
Key Influences: Dan Siegel, Diane Poole Heller, Leslie Greenberg.
Contemplative Roots
My work is infused with the stillness of Buddhist psychology and mindfulness. This creates a spacious container where your grief, rage, and joy can all exist without overwhelming you.
Key Influences: Pema Chödrön, Tara Brach, Thomas Hübl.
How I show up for you.
These aren't aspirational values I've posted on a wall. They're the commitments I return to every session — with every client, regardless of what they bring through the door. Therapy works when you feel genuinely met, not managed. My job isn't to have the answers for you. It's to be present enough, and honest enough, that you can find them yourself.
Authentic Attunement
I show up as a real person, not a distant clinical observer.
Disciplined Accountability
I hold a high standard for our work together. I honor your commitment to change with honesty and directness.
Radical Compassion
No part of your experience, no matter how messy or "unacceptable" it feels to you, is exiled here.
Embodied Integrity
I practice what I teach. I maintain my own "steady presence" so I can be a reliable anchor for yours.
My Background & Training
Education & Licensure
Master of Social Work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Massage and Body work therapy (LMBT)
Trainings & Certifications
Somatic Internal Family Systems (SIFS)
Somatic Experiencing (SEP),
Transforming Touch (TEB)
SAFE EMDR.
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (MAPS)
Polyvagal Theory
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Your pain can be a catalyst for a life you haven't yet known.
Resilience is built one breath at a time by increasing your felt sense of safety. Whether you are navigating change in the Boulder community or seeking deep support from across North Carolina, let’s begin exactly where you are.