Leslie “Les” Perera

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist - Life Balance Counseling Peoria, PLLC

Les Perera is an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist-Candidate, and an EMDR Trained Therapist who specializes in trauma and addiction. Les and several clinician’s at Life Balance just completed Carol Sheet’s Early Recovery Couples Empathy Model (ERCEM) training to help Sex Addicts develop empathy for their betrayed spouses. Les completed his Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at National University. As a Veteran who served 20 years in the US Navy, Les combines his passion for helping fellow Veterans with his education & training in Marriage and Family Therapy and addictions.

Les is here to help when the pain and suffering from PTSD continues to overwhelm you; when you can’t stop the nightly terrors or flashbacks and try to numb your feelings with addictions, consider meeting with Les to discover how to overcome the feelings of isolation and alienation due to feelings of guilt, loss, and shame.  Les’ personal experience with PTSD makes him imminently qualified to show you the path to hope and relief and how to you integrate back into a life worth living again.  

 Les’ passionately desires to help Veterans, their partners, and families discover how to heal from their traumatic experiences, begin to readjust to civilian or military life, and live without trauma controlling your life.  When you meet with Les, you’ll discover how to regulate out of control emotions, like anger and heal from PTSD.

When you’re ready to change your life from chaos to peace, give the office a call at (309)676-0538 and set up a FREE 15-minute consultation with Les, where you’ll both discover how he can help you live a better life.

Les is able to bill some insurances with immediate availability for both in-person and virtual sessions. Call the office today at (309)-676-0538 to get started or, if you would prefer to set up a FREE 15-minute consultation with Les, where you’ll both ensure you are a good fit.