About Leslie
Leslie Powers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alabama with more than three decades of clinical experience. She began her counseling work in the late 1980s and built a career that spans treatment centers, school counseling, independent practice, and contracts with a county Department of Human Resources.
Leslie holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development from Troy University and a Master of Speech Communication from Auburn University.
How Leslie works
Leslie uses a cognitive approach and leans toward solution-focused methods. She believes people often know how to solve problems when asked the right questions. Sessions combine practical steps, homework, and curiosity, with room for humor and respect.
Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and food-related issues, and mood disorders. She also pays attention to issues such as workplace stress, communication problems, codependency, and compassion fatigue. Leslie is open to being part of a client’s broader care team when medical supervision or medication management is needed.
Leslie aims for straightforward, goal-oriented work. Conversations focus on real choices and small experiments to test what helps. She encourages collaboration so clients leave with concrete ideas they can try between sessions.
Prospective clients can expect clear explanations, practical tools, and gentle challenge. Leslie frames progress as a joint effort toward specific goals, using proven techniques and everyday language.
Leslie lists 3 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
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 34 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
How Leslie's Methods Work Online
Leslie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT breaks big problems into smaller parts and offers practical exercises people can use between sessions to reduce worry or improve mood.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which centers on clear goals and small steps. This approach focuses on what will be different when things improve and builds simple experiments to test what helps.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Leslie works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they pick which techniques to try and adjust them as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face-to-face, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for quick check-ins, and messages allow ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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