Leslie Quigley

Leslie Quigley is an LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) practicing in California who brings six years of clinical experience to her work. She focuses on helping adults and older individuals manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship challenges. Leslie aims to build a genuine connection and listens without judgment to understand each person's situation.

Her style is person-centered and strengths-based. She uses a pragmatic approach to build coping skills and tools people can use day to day. Leslie pays attention to cultural, ethnic, sexual, and spiritual identities when shaping care, and she aims to help clients accept difficult life changes while moving toward better functioning.

Leslie has worked with people facing panic, addiction, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, and other major life disruptions. She helps people talk through painful emotions and develop practical strategies for handling symptoms and stress. Her background supports talking about attachment, codependency, communication problems, and issues tied to aging.

Sessions emphasize collaboration and small steps forward. The therapist focuses on creating trust, setting achievable goals, and practicing new skills between meetings. Parents and caregivers reading this should confirm specific session formats and arrangements before booking.

Leslie provides services in English and practices in California. She holds the LPCC credential and has six years of clinical experience working with adults and older adults who face complex emotional and behavioral concerns.

How Leslie’s approaches inform online therapy

Leslie works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach she uses emphasizes building coping skills - practical strategies to manage anxiety, panic, depression, and stress in daily life. This includes learning breathing and grounding tools and trying small behavior changes that reduce symptoms over time.

Another approach centers on trauma-informed care, which helps people process painful experiences at a pace that feels manageable. This involves creating a steady plan, naming reactions to stress or trauma, and practicing ways to regulate emotions between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Leslie will collaborate with each client to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She aims to adjust methods over time based on what helps most and what feels comfortable for the person.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up check-ins between in-person visits. It also lets people maintain therapy while managing work, caregiving, or mobility needs. Licensed professionals can help determine whether remote or in-person meetings will best support each person’s progress.