About Leslie
Leslie Zarker helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and career or life changes. She is Leslie Zarker, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with six years of clinical work. She invites straightforward conversations and gentle support for people feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
Leslie builds an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.
How Leslie works
She listens for patterns in stress responses, relationship struggles, and painful memories. Together with each person she identifies practical steps to reduce distress and restore day-to-day functioning. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Sessions focus on clear goals, learning coping skills, and trying small changes that add up over time. She pays close attention to issues like attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue when they affect daily life. Leslie also addresses body image concerns, communication problems, and co-occurring challenges such as bipolar disorder or autism spectrum traits.
She offers help with forgiveness, guilt, shame, and finding meaning after loss or difficult events. Her aim is to help people feel more confident in themselves and more able to handle life demands. Leslie practices in Missouri and carries credentials for work in Illinois as an LCPC.
Conversations are held in English and can be scheduled using the service's matching and booking process.
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Leslie Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Leslie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on managing symptoms and improving daily functioning. One common approach she uses teaches concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress - people learn breathing and grounding exercises, ways to reduce worry, and step-by-step plans for handling overwhelming moments. Another approach targets trauma-related problems by helping people process painful memories at a manageable pace and build strategies to reduce flashbacks and avoidance.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Leslie works with each person to figure out which techniques match their goals, comfort level, and life situation. She reviews options, checks in about what is or isn't working, and adapts the plan over time so the work stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people work face to face; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in; chat and messaging suit shorter updates or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or other daily demands while keeping the focus on progress.
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