- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions and recovery
- Guilt and shame
About Leslie
Leslie Mower Kimsey is a Tennessee LPC-MHSP with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. She also supports people dealing with guilt and shame, attachment and abandonment concerns, and issues related to body image and relationships.
Leslie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build clearer communication and stronger coping skills. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Conversations address emotional patterns, unhelpful self-talk, and the behaviors that keep problems going.
She often helps clients untangle problems tied to control issues, codependency, impulsivity, and isolation. Work can include looking at how past experiences shape current choices and learning new ways to respond under stress. Leslie also supports people working through forgiveness, divorce and separation, and caregiver stress.
In therapy she brings a direct, person-focused style that emphasizes ordinary language and clear goals. People can expect to talk through specific situations, practice communication strategies, and develop concrete coping plans. The aim is to make difficult feelings more understandable and manageable in daily life.
Leslie offers sessions in English and practices in Tennessee. Her credential is Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider, shown as LPC-MHSP. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and formats.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions
Leslie draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thoughts and behaviors and on improving interpersonal patterns. Cognitive-style methods help people identify and test unhelpful thoughts, which can reduce persistent guilt and anxious thinking. Interpersonal-focused work looks at how attachment and communication habits shape relationships and helps people try new ways of relating.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaboration shapes whether more cognitive-focused exercises or relational work takes priority in sessions.
Confirm the exact online session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week by removing travel time and allowing appointments from wherever a person is that day. Some formats are better for brief check-ins while others suit longer therapeutic work, and Leslie will help choose the rhythm and style that fit practical schedules and clinical needs.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, attachment issues, body image, and caregiver stress.
How does she approach therapy for guilt or shame?
She uses evidence-based techniques and plain language to help people understand how guilt and shame developed and what keeps them stuck. Work often focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and practicing different responses in real situations.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of experience working with adults on emotional and behavioral concerns. Her practice emphasizes practical strategies and clearer communication.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the Tennessee LPC-MHSP credential and provides services based in Tennessee.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the matching process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the process of matching and booking.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.