About Leslie
Dr. Leslie "Les" Netland helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about the next step. He works with adults and older teens on problems like anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, and life changes.
He is based in Oregon and brings three decades of experience to sessions. He trained for many years and earned a doctorate in clinical psychology. His background includes clinical work in settings such as a state hospital, county jail, nursing homes, a personal psychiatric hospital, and personal practices.
How Leslie works
He has also provided services through Employee Assistance Programs. Les uses several practical approaches to match each person’s needs. He draws on client-centered methods to focus on what matters most to the person.
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Mindfulness tools help people manage stress and strong emotions. He also integrates psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that developed over time and solution-focused work to build small, realistic steps toward change.
Sessions emphasize clear goals, skill-building, and steady progress rather than long, abstract talk. In sessions he acts as a teacher and guide who offers feedback and tools. He aims to make therapy understandable and usable in daily life.
People who want straightforward, experience-informed help with mood, relationships, or coping often find this approach useful.
Leslie lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Leslie works with
The areas below are the ones Leslie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | OR Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
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Online support options
How therapy styles translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s perspective and shaping sessions around their priorities. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist listen closely and guide conversations toward what the client finds most important.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In video or phone sessions, CBT tools like behavioral experiments, thought records, and skill practice can be reviewed and adjusted week to week.
Mindfulness therapy offers simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce stress and increase awareness of emotions. These practices work well across video, phone, chat, or messaging and can be integrated into short check-ins or longer sessions.
Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, pick techniques that fit those goals, and try things for a few weeks to see what helps. Adjustments are made together as progress is tracked.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face connection and demonstrating exercises. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, homework, and ongoing support between longer sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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