Leslie Cates is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with ten years of counseling experience.
01About Leslie
Leslie Cates is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with ten years of counseling experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and interactive, and she focuses on helping each person set clear, realistic goals.
Leslie centers sessions on what the client wants to change. She uses a client-centered style, partnering with people to decide direction and pace.
Background and approach
That means conversations and treatment plans are shaped around each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all method. She draws on several practical methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and build purposeful acceptance. Leslie also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and techniques to process traumatic experiences and manage strong emotions.
Sessions are strength-based and solutions-focused, so work often includes practicing new skills, trying different perspectives, and building simple routines that support daily life. Leslie avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and compassion while helping them find workable tools. Leslie earned a Master of Arts in Counseling in December 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
She combines that formal training with a decade of hands-on practice to support people aiming for practical change. If someone wants guidance through a hard season or help building better coping, she offers steady, collaborative support.
02Credentials
- LPC (Louisiana)
- License 7033 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1336672112 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Leslie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Leslie names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Leslie names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How Leslie’s approaches work online
Leslie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy online. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills to practice between sessions. ACT emphasizes accepting difficult feelings while committing to actions that match personal values, which can help people cope with grief, chronic stress, or recurring worry.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Leslie will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then shape sessions so the methods match the person’s needs. This collaborative process makes it easier to try techniques and adjust them over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for emotional work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit counseling into a busy schedule and make consistent support more attainable.
05Questions people ask
What issues does Leslie commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, self-esteem, relationship strain, trauma and related concerns such as sleep and anger.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive with a client-centered focus, letting the person set goals while she tailors the conversation and plan.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Leslie has ten years of experience providing counseling and psychotherapy in Louisiana.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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