- Strengths-focused
- Cultural awareness
- Practical coping skills
About Leslie
Leslie Quigley is a California LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) with six years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Leslie describes a practice that pays attention to cultural identity and the role of religion or spiritual traditions in emotional life.
She uses a person-centered, strengths-focused way of working. Sessions look at current problems and build practical coping skills. Conversations often include how identity, culture, and beliefs shape feelings and choices.
Leslie helps people talk through panic, addiction-related concerns, mood disorders, and traumatic experiences. She also addresses relationship patterns and communication problems that keep issues cycling. The focus is on concrete tools to manage strong emotions and on accepting difficult realities.
Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. She aims to create a dependable working relationship where clients can bring painful topics without being judged. Expect a pace set by the client and goals agreed together.
Leslie also attends to less common or overlapping concerns such as attachment wounds, abandonment, body image, and issues that come with aging. She works with people who identify with or are affected by neurodiversity and personality-related challenges. Language of sessions is English and work is offered in California.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on skills you can practice between sessions and on changing patterns that keep pain alive. Cognitive and behavioral approaches help people notice thought patterns and try small, practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety and shame. These methods can be used to break down problems into manageable steps and to rehearse new ways of responding.Trauma-informed care focuses on stabilizing strong emotions and building coping tools. That can mean learning grounding exercises, pacing exposure to painful memories, and strengthening supports that reduce reactivity. These steps are aimed at helping someone feel more able to manage intense feelings when they arise.
Finding the right combination of techniques is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try approaches that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences. Decisions about which methods to use are collaborative and revisited as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, a shorter check-in can work during a lunch break, or a phone session can require less bandwidth than video. Licensed professionals often use web or phone sessions to help people keep therapy consistent when travel, caregiving, or work schedules make in-person visits difficult.
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Primary focus
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Additional areas include attachment issues, body image, abandonment, and aging-related concerns.
How would she approach shame or guilt tied to relationships?
She uses a person-centered, strengths-focused approach that looks at how beliefs and identity influence feelings. Sessions aim to build coping skills and clearer communication.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of clinical experience working with adults and older adults. Her practice includes work with trauma, mood disorders, and relationship problems.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds the LPCC credential and practices in California.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are available.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen subscription level.
How do I get started with Leslie?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.