- Listening first
- Practical tools
- Goal oriented
About Leslie
Leslie Warren is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Alabama. She draws on several years of social services and clinical work to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and life changes. Leslie emphasizes a respectful, listening-first approach and aims to help clients feel heard and supported.
She favors client-centered work where the client’s goals shape each session. Leslie uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches to help people stop unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors. She also brings psychodynamic ideas into sessions to look at recurring patterns that affect relationships and emotions.
Leslie’s background includes a Master of Social Work earned in 2014 and a Master of Rehabilitation Counseling earned in 2018, both from the University of Alabama. Before and after her degrees she worked in agency settings providing case management, individual and group therapy, and resource coordination. That agency experience included serving preschool and school-age children, young adults, caregivers, disabled populations, and older adults.
Her work often addresses grief and anxiety tied to death, disability, and infertility, and she notes a personal understanding of infertility that shapes her interest in supporting people on that path. Leslie combines practical coping strategies with collaborative goal setting so clients leave sessions with things to try between meetings.
She aims to help people focus on choices they can control, reduce rumination about “should haves,” and build small, measurable steps toward better day-to-day functioning.
How Leslie’s Approaches Inform Online Care
Client-centered work focuses on what matters to the person in front of the therapist, so sessions start with the client’s priorities and move at their pace. This approach helps people who want to build a plan that fits their daily life and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and offers steps to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical skills and short experiments to try between sessions.
Psychodynamic ideas look at repeated patterns in relationships and personal history that shape current reactions. This can be useful for people who want to understand why they keep getting stuck and how earlier experiences influence present behavior.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Leslie will work with each person to choose strategies that match their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts methods as progress is made. Clients help set measurable, attainable goals so sessions result in concrete next steps.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Talk with Leslie about what will fit your routine and what style of meeting will help you follow through between sessions.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Leslie address?
Leslie works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and family problems, addiction issues, ADHD, and life transitions among other concerns.
What is Leslie’s therapy style like?
She uses a client-centered style that emphasizes listening and collaboration, paired with practical methods from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches.
What is Leslie’s professional background?
She has about three years of formal clinical experience and earlier agency experience in social services, including case management and group work.
What are Leslie’s credentials and where is she based?
Leslie holds the LICSW credential and practices in Alabama.
Does Leslie offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with Leslie?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Leslie?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.