Leslie Scott is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 20 years of experience.
01About Leslie
Leslie Scott is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 20 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, addiction concerns, and relationship or intimacy issues. Leslie encourages clients to use their own strengths as the foundation for change and acknowledges that beginning therapy takes courage.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals. Sessions focus on practical steps that can reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Background and approach
Conversations aim to be warm, direct, and easy to follow. Leslie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, mood concerns, and behavioral patterns that get in the way of well-being. She supports people coping with family conflict, caregiving stress, work-related burnout, and complicated grief.
She also helps those working through issues linked to identity, intimacy, and addiction. Over two decades she has worked with a wide range of life challenges including attachment and abandonment wounds, adoption and foster care matters, aging and hospice-related concerns, and codependency. She integrates attention to practical problems like sleep disruption, anger, and career stress into regular therapy work.
Leslie offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Her approach is to meet people where they are and build on the strengths already present in their lives.
02Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701010821 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1578215406 · 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
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
Evidence-Informed Care and Flexible Online Sessions
Leslie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps people can use day to day. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, then replace them with healthier routines to reduce anxiety and depression. Another emphasis is on trauma-informed strategies that pace work carefully, address triggers, and build coping skills for people who have experienced abuse or loss.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Leslie works with each person to match techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences. She reviews what’s working and adapts the plan as therapy progresses so clients feel involved in decisions about their care.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day and to follow up between sessions. These options help people stay consistent with therapy while balancing work, family, and other obligations.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting issues, addictions, relationship and intimacy problems, trauma and abuse, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is collaborative and direct. She listens first, then helps set clear, practical goals and steps to reach them.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 20 years of professional experience helping people navigate family conflict, caregiving stress, grief, and long-term mood or behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Virginia and lists that credential as part of her practice details.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients who can work in that language.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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