About Leslie
Leslie Libutti helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience and works from a straightforward, compassionate stance. Leslie speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel doable and real.
She focuses on clear goals and practical coping skills that fit into daily life. Leslie listens first, then helps clients notice habits or thoughts that get in the way.
How Leslie works
She uses gentle challenges and reflection so obstacles become easier to move through. Her work often includes conversations about meaning, purpose, and identity. She incorporates cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.
She also uses client-centered methods that keep the conversation grounded in each person's values. Leslie sometimes brings poetry into sessions to help people name feelings and deepen self-understanding. That option is offered when it serves a client's needs and preferences.
Sessions aim to be honest, sometimes hard, and occasionally surprising in a good way. Her additional focus areas include caregiving stress, aging and geriatric concerns, body image, codependency, communication struggles, guilt and shame, hospice and end-of-life counseling, isolation, and women's issues. Leslie practices in California and conducts work in English.
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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.
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Practical approaches for online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting conversation. The therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify goals and values, which can ease decisions during stressful times.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it gives concrete skills to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they can try methods and adjust as they learn what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for deeper conversation and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving, or mobility constraints.
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