About Leslie
Leslie Sakow is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and mood challenges. She works with individuals facing depression, ADHD, grief, bipolar disorder, and low self-esteem. Her tone is steady and practical, aimed at parents and caregivers who want clear steps and gentle guidance.
Leslie uses a mix of talking, movement, and creative exercises to meet each person's needs. She brings in mindfulness, somatic practices that focus on body experience, and cognitive strategies to change unhelpful thinking.
How Leslie works
Sessions often include concrete plans people can try between meetings. Her background blends expressive arts with mental health action planning. That means language, movement, and visual arts may be used alongside supportive counseling and positive psychology tools.
The goal is to help people build coping skills and clearer next steps for daily life. Leslie emphasizes small, manageable changes rather than quick fixes. She helps people work through impulsivity, guilt, shame, emptiness, and compassion fatigue with practical techniques.
Progress is measured in improved routines, clearer thinking, and better ways to handle stress. Leslie provides services to residents of Georgia. She offers ways to practice new skills during sessions and at home, and she supports people through transitions and recovery after difficult events.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort level.
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Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Therapeutic approaches and online care
Leslie commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness and somatic techniques. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking meaningful action even when uncomfortable emotions are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete ways to shift unhelpful thinking and build healthier routines. Mindfulness and somatic work bring attention to bodily sensations and present-moment awareness to help reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Leslie will help clients decide which approaches fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and can be adjusted over time if something feels more or less helpful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and guided practices, phone calls can fit into tight schedules or offer a lower-bandwidth option, and messaging formats let clients check in between sessions or use short written check-ins. These formats offer flexibility for busy days and make it easier to keep regular contact while working on concrete skills.
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