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Licensed to practice in California and accepts 36 insurances. Specializes in Coping Skills, Depression, Spirituality and 8 more.

Lester Renee Jones Jr.

LCSW, 20 years of experience
Authentic
Empowering
Solution oriented
VirtualAvailable

I utilize an eclectic NONJUDGEMENTAL nontraditional approach…Focusing on exploring, identifying, and clarifying past traumas and maladaptive behaviors and beliefs causing physical, psychological, and emotional pain (suffering). Assisted guidance in dissolving and eliminating pathological behaviors that cause significant impairments in one’s daily functioning via the implementation of universal techniques and principles rooted in (Self-knowledge, Self-mastery, Self-love, Self-analysis and radical Self-acceptance) allowing YOU to accelerate your HEALING. Believe in the knowing the poor choices, miscalculations (errors), mistakes, and failures are our life lessons, gifts, master teachers, as they will ALWAYS bring the greatest inner-standing of ourselves and truly illuminates our path (PURPOSEFUL EXISTENCE). Discover the “Law Of Attraction” and meta-physical teachings revealing “YOU ARE YOUR GREATEST HEALER…AS YOU ARE THE HEALING” as well as “THE ULTIMATE CREATOR” of your world, your reality, and your life as every second of your existence is EVIDENCED by your beliefs, your internal dialogue, and how you are languaging and vibrating In this physical realm of existence. BELIEVE IN THE KNOWING YOU ARE A PHENOMENAL BEING DESERVING OF BALANCE, HARMONY, PEACE, AND LOVE in every aspect of your being!!!

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

To receive some AWARENESS into their presenting symptoms...to feel heard and listened to...to explore and process presenting symptoms from a unique and clarifying perspective to raise awareness and a different consciousness in regards to their suffering...to know that the client can heal and actually accelerate their healing...

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

Actively Listening, Commitment and Effort, Clinical Insight and Awareness, Presence and Patience, Mindfulness, and awareness Assisting Client's Awareness regarding "CONSCIOUS CONSUMING" (visually, auditorily, emotionally, and physically) to avoid devaluing one's psychological and emotional wellbeing...

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

Absolutely committed to truly resolving and dissolving identified issues, challenges, and transforming their undesired behaviors...Receptive, Open, and Allowing to the interventions explored and processed during sessions...A willingness SINCERELY and HONESTLY explore FORGIVENESS and SELF-LOVE...

Specialties

Top specialties

Coping Skills

Depression

Spirituality

Other specialties

Anger Management

Anxiety

Couples Counseling

Family Conflict

Parenting

Peer Relationships

Racism

Trauma and PTSD

I identify as

Black / African American

Man

Person of Color (POC)

Serves ages

Adults (18 to 64)

Elders (65 and above)

Licensed in

California

Accepts

Aetna

Aetna - ASR Health Benefits

Aetna - Allied Benefits

Aetna - Luminare

Aetna - Medicare

Aetna - Moda

Aetna - WebTPA

Aetna – HealthEZ

All Savers

Amerihealth Administrators

Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage

AvMed

Blue Shield

Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)

L.A. Care PASC-SEIU

L.A. Care Covered

L.A. Care Covered Direct

Sutter Health Plan

IHSS Healthy Workers

Cash - $250 per session

Golden Rule

Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Optum

OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions

Oscar

Oxford

Sharp Health Plan

Surest (formerly Bind)

United Medical Resources

UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)

UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance

UnitedHealthcare Shared Services

UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare

UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)

Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Eclectic

An eclectic clinical approach integrates various therapeutic modalities, with a strong emphasis on mindfulness and self-awareness. Healing is fostered through self-love, acceptance, and personal growth, tailored to each individual’s unique journey. This approach encourages clients to explore their inner world while developing resilience, self-compassion, and a deeper connection with themselves.

, 126 ratings

30 ratings with written reviews

July 8, 2026

Lester is awesome. A very good fit for me. Great approach I find very productive. Great guy, knows what he is doing.

Verified client, age 55-64
Review shared after session 1 with Lester

June 29, 2026

Lester was very pleasant and positive on our induction meeting. I look forward to speaking with him again.

Verified client, age 55-64
Review shared after session 1 with Lester

June 16, 2026

The session went well. Good energy

Verified client, age 65+
Review shared after session 1 with Lester