Unified Counseling
VIRTUAL THERAPY IN GEORGIA, OHIO, MINNESOTA & FLORIDA

A safe space to be seen, heard, and supported. Therapy that meets you where you are and walks with you toward where you want to be.

Life can feel heavy even when everything looks okay from the outside. If you’re exhausted from putting everyone else first, bracing for rejection, or stuck in patterns you can’t quite name  you are not alone, and you don’t have to stay there.

Together, we’ll work toward greater self-awareness, emotional balance, and a life that actually feels like yours.

Take a Quiet 7-Day Reset

You don’t have to keep holding
everything together alone.

You may appear capable on the outside while privately struggling with people-pleasing, guilt around rest, rejection sensitivity, or the exhaustion of always holding it together. Therapy can help you slow down, understand these patterns, and reconnect with yourself in healthier ways.

Meet Lera Less, MA, LPC, CPCS, CCATP, CCPT

As a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 26 years of clinical experience, I specialize in helping adults move through people-pleasing, self-care guilt, rejection sensitivity, and the trauma underneath them.

With advanced training in EMDR, IFS, and CBT, I offer evidence-based approaches that go beyond talk therapy — addressing the root of what you’re experiencing so real, lasting change becomes possible.

My work is grounded in both practical strategy and deeper emotional insight, helping clients build healthier patterns, stronger self-awareness, and meaningful forward movement.

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A thoughtful and
practical approach
to therapy.

Therapy is not about “fixing” you. It’s about creating space to better understand yourself, process difficult experiences, and develop healthier ways of coping, relating, and moving through life.

My work integrates emotional insight, practical tools, and nervous system awareness to support meaningful, lasting change.

Getting Started

1

Schedule a consultation

Reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.

2

Discuss your goals and needs

We’ll explore what you’re navigating and how therapy can help.

3

Begin therapy at your own pace

Start your journey toward greater clarity, healing, and balance.

WHY CHOOSE UNIFIED COUNSELING

Virtual therapy for adults who are ready for meaningful change.

I work with adults navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, life transitions, relationship stress, and personal growth  not just to help you cope, but to help you understand why you feel the way you do.

Sessions are focused and intentional. Using an eclectic, evidence-based approach, we get to the patterns beneath the surface  where real change actually happens.

Personalized Care

Therapy shaped around your goals, needs, and pace.

Deeper Insight

Support that looks beneath the surface patterns.

Virtual Access

Convenient online therapy across Georgia and Florida.

Questions before
you begin?

A few common questions about starting therapy with Unified Counseling.

I work with adults who may appear high-functioning on the outside while privately navigating anxiety, stress, emotional overwhelm, relationship challenges, life transitions, or recurring emotional patterns.

Yes. Unified Counseling provides virtual therapy for adults located in Georgia and Florida, making care accessible from a private and comfortable space.

The consultation is a brief opportunity to discuss what you are navigating, ask questions, and determine whether therapy together feels like the right fit.

Therapy is different for every person. Some clients benefit from short-term support, while others choose ongoing therapy for deeper insight, healing, and lasting change.

Yes. I am currently in-network with:

  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • United Healthcare
  • Anthem
  • BlueCross BlueShield
  • Humana
  • Ambetter
  • Oscar
 
 

 

Starting therapy for the first time can feel uncertain, and that’s completely normal. The best first step is

simply reaching out for a free 15-minute consultation. There’s no pressure and no commitment. We’ll talk

briefly about what you’re navigating, answer any questions you have, and you can get a feel for whether

working together feels like the right fit. You don’t have to have it all figured out before you call.

Absolutely. You don’t have to be in crisis to deserve support. Many of the people I work with are functioning

well on the outside — meeting their responsibilities, showing up for others — but privately feeling anxious,

emotionally exhausted, or stuck in patterns they can’t seem to change. Therapy isn’t just for rock-bottom

moments. It’s also for people who are ready to understand themselves more deeply and create meaningful

change before things get harder.

That’s more common than you might think  and it doesn’t mean therapy can’t work for you. Sometimes it

comes down to fit, approach, or timing. My work goes beyond traditional talk therapy, drawing on

evidence-based methods like EMDR, ERP, IFS-informed parts work, and polyvagal-informed techniques for

emotional regulation. If what you tried before felt surface-level or didn’t stick, this may feel different. The

consultation is a good place to share what hasn’t worked so we can talk about what might.

Research consistently shows that virtual therapy is just as effective as in-person therapy for most concerns,

including anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. Many clients actually find it easier to open up

from the comfort and privacy of their own space. All sessions at Unified Counseling are conducted virtually,

 

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