Leslie Hofmeister

I believe in the transformative power of being truly seen and heard. Having personally experienced the healing that comes from sharing my story with a safe and compassionate listener, I am committed to creating a deeply safe and nonjudgmental space for my clients. In this space, even the most distressing concerns and difficult situations can be explored with courage and care. Whether you’re coming in solo or with your spouse, partner, or family unit, my goal is to help you restore connection and strengthen emotional bonds in your most important relationships by addressing the underlying emotional needs and attachment insecurities that create obstacles to connection, trust, and intimacy. Leslie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Idaho and California. She earned a dual master’s degree in counseling, and marriage and family therapy from John Brown University in 2008. Since then, she has gained extensive experience across diverse clinical settings, including outpatient youth services, school-based programs, community mental health clinics, foster/adoption centers, church/nonprofit organizations, and has operated a private practice. Leslie is dedicated to continually growing professionally, refining her skills as a therapist, maintaining high ethical standards, and ensuring cultural competency. Leslie takes an emotionally focused, experiential approach that is person-centered and grounded in attachment theory. Leslie has done extensive post graduate training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and individuals (EFIT) and is certified to administer SYMBIS premarital assessments. She is often sought out by couples in need of relationship repair, individuals navigating relational distress, and those seeking to integrate their faith into the counseling process. She specializes in couple’s counseling, betrayal/ infidelity, premarital counseling, individual therapy, depression, anxiety, & trauma, family therapy, navigating developmental stages/adolescence, navigating divorce & blended family, faith-based counseling, grief counseling, co-parenting support, birth moms & adoptive families counseling, pre and post baby couple counseling, developing relationships.