About
Lesley joined the Priory addiction treatment programme team in 2016, initially in a voluntary role as a peer supporter while working externally in the addictions field at Change, Grow, Live (CGL) and Emerging Futures. She then qualified as an integrative counsellor and joined the addiction treatment programme team as a qualified addiction therapist.
Having a huge passion to help people struggling with addictions, she offers an empathic, non-judgemental and person-centred approach, finding her role here at Priory to be a privilege and highly rewarding.
Position at Priory
Lesley completed her Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Counselling in June 2023 at Stockport College and having already been involved with the addiction team on a voluntary basis, joined as a bank therapist. Lesley was soon successful in being appointed as a permanent member of the addiction treatment programme therapy team.
Training
Lesley trained at Stockport College, qualifying as an integrative counsellor and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a member of Addiction Professionals.