- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT strategies
- Blended family issues
About Leslie
Leslie Allen is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC (Maryland), with 19 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns and life transitions. She also lists blended family issues among her clinical focus areas.
Leslie helps people talk through everyday problems and recurring patterns. She uses practical strategies alongside talk therapy to address mood, sleep, anger, and concentration difficulties. Sessions aim to make daily life more manageable.
Her background includes long experience with addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, and caregiver stress. She also supports work around identity and intimacy-related issues. A number of additional focus areas are listed, including abandonment, communication problems, and chronic pain or illness.
Leslie draws on client-centered methods to keep the conversation grounded in the client's priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas are part of the work when they suit the client's goals.
Practical goals might include improving sleep, lowering day-to-day anxiety, managing impulsivity, or sorting relationship conflicts in a blended household. The therapist combines short-term problem solving with deeper looking at patterns that repeat across relationships. She asks questions, reflects what she hears, and suggests simple exercises to try between sessions.
How Leslie’s therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the client and puts the client's goals at the center of each session. It involves reflective listening and clarifying priorities so the work stays practical and grounded in everyday life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear steps and exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, sleeping problems, and mood regulation.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, brings skills for handling strong emotions and improving communication. It is useful for impulsivity, anger, relationship conflicts, and distress tolerance.
Finding the right approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will review a client's goals, suggest methods that suit those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. Clients can expect a mix of conversation, skill practice, and brief take-home exercises chosen together.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, or allow a quieter check-in during a work break. They also let therapists use worksheets or short guided exercises during a session to support progress without promising any specific result.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, ADHD, addiction issues, grief, and blended family issues among other areas.
How would she approach sessions?
Her style is client-centered with practical strategies. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness tools alongside talk therapy.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCPC in Maryland and practices under that credential within the state.
In which languages can I work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.