About Leslie
Leslie Westbrook is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people recover from trauma and reduce persistent anxiety and stress. Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental, with attention to practical steps that clients can use between sessions.
Leslie often helps people struggling with low self-esteem, depression, and social anxiety. She also offers coaching-style support for those wanting clearer goals and daily coping strategies.
How Leslie works
Issues like guilt, shame, attachment concerns, forgiveness, and women's issues are part of her regular work. Her background blends several therapeutic methods to fit each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking.
Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help calm the body and steady attention. For trauma-focused work she draws on approaches that target distressing memories and intense emotions. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns that affect relationships and self-image.
Sessions aim to build safety, gradual progress, and stronger self-relating. Leslie frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps clients set realistic goals, try concrete skills between sessions, and track what helps.
English-language services are offered, and she accepts international clients for online formats.
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What Leslie works with
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online trauma and anxiety work
Leslie uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often include clear homework tasks so people can practice new skills between meetings and see measurable change.She also integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which focuses on reducing the intensity of traumatic memories and the distress they cause. EMDR can help when traumatic images and reactions repeatedly interrupt daily life.
Finding the right method is part of the process. Leslie will work with each person to decide whether CBT, EMDR, or a mix of approaches fits their needs, goals, and comfort level. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skills practice and EMDR-style work, phone can be a lighter option when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits quick check-ins or coaching between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit into a busy life.
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