- Warm interactive style
- Bilingual English Spanish
- Focus on career stress
About Leslie
Leslie uses straightforward conversation to uncover what matters to each person. She combines cognitive behavior techniques with client-centered listening and emotion-focused work. This mix is aimed at reducing painful symptoms while building skills for long-term coping and clearer decision making.
Her background includes work with people facing obsessive thoughts, ADHD, addiction concerns, grief, and parenting stress. She has supported individuals after physical trauma and emotional abuse. Leslie adapts plans to each client, avoiding labels and focusing on practical next steps.
In sessions clients can expect an interactive style that balances problem-solving with emotional processing. She pays attention to how stress shows up in daily life and helps create small, doable changes. Career concerns are part of her practice when people want help with job stress, transitions, or purpose at work.
Leslie invites people who are ready to take a first step toward change. She asks questions, listens closely, and works collaboratively to set goals. To begin, clients follow the site's Start Therapy process and schedule sessions based on availability.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
New York, Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
How Leslie’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and career decisions where values and action matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful habits and reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, or compulsions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person’s own perspective, using empathic listening to help people feel heard and to guide self-directed change.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Leslie works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. Early sessions are used to see what helps most, and techniques are adjusted as needs evolve.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It also supports continuity when people relocate within the licensed region. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and client-centered techniques to virtual sessions to focus on skills practice, values-based planning, and emotional processing.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Leslie often help with?
She helps people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, and ADHD among other issues.
How would you describe the therapy approach?
The style is warm and interactive. Leslie blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral techniques, Client-Centered listening, Dialectical Behavior ideas, and Emotionally-Focused work to match each person’s needs.
What kind of clinical experience does she bring?
She has seven years of experience working as a behavioral health therapist in community and private settings, supporting people with a wide range of concerns including trauma and OCD.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
Leslie is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, and holds New York LMHC and Florida LMHC credentials. She practices from Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.