About Leslie
Leslie Powers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alabama with 34 years in the field. She began her career in addiction counseling and built a broad practice that spans clinical and school settings. She holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development and a Master of Speech Communication.
Leslie combines long experience with straightforward, down-to-earth guidance. Leslie favors a cognitive approach and often uses solution-focused techniques to help people meet specific goals.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented, with homework and clear steps. She treats difficulties like anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, and workplace stress by breaking problems into manageable parts. Her style is collaborative and respectful.
She asks direct questions, uses humor where appropriate, and invites clients to take an active role in problem solving. Leslie describes therapy as a team effort where client goals guide the work. She has worked in treatment centers, mental health clinics, schools, and county services.
That background gives her experience with grief, trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, mood disorders, and veteran issues. Leslie is open to coordinating with physicians when long-term medication management is part of care. Appointments may include focused skill practice, thought-pattern work, and short-term solution planning.
People who want concrete strategies and clear next steps often find her approach helpful. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through online formats to fit different schedules.
How Leslie Uses Practical Therapies Online
Leslie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT often includes tracking thoughts, testing assumptions, and practicing alternative responses to reduce anxiety, depression, or impulsive habits.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and identify immediate steps people can take. That approach centers on small, practical changes and builds on what is already working in someone’s life.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs and preferences. Together you’ll review what helps and adjust the plan as you go.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling easier for busy lives. Video is useful for a full session with visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging are handy for brief check-ins or ongoing support. These options let people fit therapy into work breaks, travel, or home routines while keeping momentum between visits.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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