Leslie M. Brown

Leslie M. Brown is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Florida with 12 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. She also supports individuals dealing with career and workplace difficulties, addictions, ADHD, and issues related to identity and discrimination. Leslie works with people from marginalized and religious minority backgrounds and those coping with life changes and caregiving burdens.

Her counseling style is warm, optimistic, and often includes gentle humor to ease difficult conversations. She centers respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions and avoids labeling people. Leslie focuses on building a strong working relationship first, then tailors methods to each person’s needs.

Leslie uses a mix of practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance-focused methods, and client-centered listening. She also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior therapy and relationship work when useful. Sessions emphasize real strategies people can try between meetings to manage emotions, reduce stress, and improve communication.

She has worked with concerns that include traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress, religious abuse, adoption and foster care issues, blended family stress, chronic illness and disability, and aging-related questions. Leslie pays attention to how systems like discrimination and inequity affect mental health and daily functioning.

Leslie describes therapy as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to set goals and adjust the approach as progress is made. The aim is to help people move forward with clearer coping skills and renewed hope.

How Leslie's Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on what matters to you and small actions that move you toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and manage stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a strong relationship so clients feel understood while exploring goals and choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Leslie will help you decide which methods fit your goals, preferences, and daily life. That collaboration means techniques can be adjusted as therapy progresses, with an emphasis on what helps you make usable changes between sessions.

This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let a person participate from a quieter place, use phone alone if bandwidth is limited, or schedule around work and caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote work so progress continues between meetings.