Leslie Wallace, LCSW

Leslie Wallace is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship strain. She aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and humane.

Leslie creates a calm space where clients can say what they need to say without judgment. She listens for patterns that link current problems to earlier life events. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what matters to each person.

Her primary method is psychodynamic therapy, which looks at how unconscious patterns shape everyday choices and feelings. That work is aimed at building self-understanding and using that insight to make different choices in the present.

She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice their thinking and bodily responses. Mindfulness is used in short, practical ways to reduce anxiety and lift mood when needed.

Leslie has worked with many concerns over her career, including family conflict, parenting stress, intimacy issues, anger, and coping with major life changes. She supports people through loss, codependency concerns, and problems tied to family of origin or attachment.

Sessions focus on clear, steady progress. She helps clients connect past experiences to current patterns and develop concrete ways to respond differently going forward.

How psychodynamic and mindfulness work online

Psychodynamic therapy looks at how past experiences shape current feelings and choices. Online sessions can use conversation to uncover those patterns and build awareness that leads to different responses in daily life.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to notice thoughts, emotions, and bodily signals. Practicing these skills in short exercises can reduce anxiety and help people feel steadier between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether to focus more on insight, mindfulness practice, or a mix of both based on goals and preferences.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling to appointments. Licensed professionals can guide how to use sessions to address relationship strain, coping after loss, anxiety, and other concerns while working within each person's daily life.