Practitioners

And I can hear previous clients groan as I type this – and sometimes the thing that is hardest to learn to do is to do nothing... to just sit with the discomfort. But it could also be laughing, sighing, note taking, deciding and strategizing. I provide therapy for individuals and couples who are looking for change through a warm, engaged, and challenging process.

I might not help you find the answers you want, but I will help you find answers that create new opportunities for growth and clarity.

I have the ability to hear you and to seek to understand where you are coming from. I show up with accurate empathic understanding, unconditional positive regard, and congruence.

Many people are dissatisfied with living a life that lacks congruency and authenticity, trying to fit the mold of outside expectations. As a result, they feel stuck in patterns of thinking and being that either cause stress, depression, and anxiety or stem from stress, depression, and anxiety.

In addition to helping clients who deal with the above-mentioned issues, I also help clients dealing with perfectionism, life transitions, grief and loss, and relationship stressors.

Prioritizing comfort and collaboration, Leslie helps you gain insight into thought and behavioral patterns in order to grow and change in positive ways. Partnering with you to develop the tools you need to be able to meet life’s challenges, Leslie is honored and excited to help folxs on the journey toward full, balanced, authentic lives. Sometimes emotions are tough but together, Leslie works to help you fully experience your emotions and learn how to regulate them through building self-compassion and acceptance. Her approach to psychotherapy is eclectic as she has training and experiences with a wide range of modalities such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Gottman Level I, and Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT).

My role is to help individuals recognize that they are not their problems, and that their responses to stress and major life changes are a normal part of the human experience.

As your counselor, my goal is to learn and understand the world through your eyes. In order to develop the best course of treatment for clients, I take into account a person’s life experiences, beliefs, values, current circumstances, and cultural identities.

I strive to create and foster a collaborative counseling relationship built on trust, openness, and authenticity. Depending on your needs, our work together may focus on personal growth, self-exploration, meaning-making, and resilience-building.

I provide therapy for individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD management, mood disorders, stress, life transitions, LGBTQ+ concerns, grief and loss, self-esteem, disordered eating, and substance use.