Leslie Martin is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed mental health counselor with more than two decades of practice.
01About Leslie
Leslie Martin is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed mental health counselor with more than two decades of practice. She brings a calm, practical style to sessions and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for worried parents and busy adults.
Leslie spent many years working in the New York City public school system before moving into full-time clinical work.
Background and approach
That background shaped her ability to listen to complicated family dynamics and to help people sort out parenting and blended family concerns. She also supports people facing adoption and foster care issues, fatherhood challenges, and caregiver stress. Sessions tend to center on concrete skills and honest conversation.
Leslie helps clients identify patterns, practice new ways of relating, and build small routines that reduce overwhelm. She also addresses intimacy-related concerns, communication problems, codependency, and recovery issues related to substance use. People who are dealing with trauma, abuse, compassion fatigue, or the fallout from natural or human-caused disasters will find a steady, experienced clinician.
She combines a faith-informed perspective with respect for each person’s beliefs and values. Her approach emphasizes strengths and practical next steps rather than complex jargon. Leslie works with adults in New Jersey and provides care in English.
Her long experience and school-based work inform a straightforward, supportive approach to counseling.
02Credentials
- LMHC (New York)
- License 001024 · expires May 2026
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC00867300 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1699341776 · 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
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
Evidence-informed approaches for online support
Leslie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and real-life practice. One approach emphasizes practical coping skills for stress and anxiety, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step routines that reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another approach centers on relationship and communication work, helping people notice interaction patterns, practice new responses, and rebuild trust and connection after conflict or infidelity.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Leslie will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, values, and day-to-day needs. She listens to what matters most and adjusts the plan as progress is made, so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps the work. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief coaching, homework check-ins, or quick emotional support into a busy day. Overall, these formats increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What issues does Leslie commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, family concerns, anger, self-esteem, grief, trauma, intimacy-related issues, parenting and ADHD among other areas.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and conversational, focusing on skills, patterns, and small changes that reduce overwhelm.
How long has she been practicing?
Leslie brings 24 years of professional experience, including many years in the New York City public school system and independent practice.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LPC and a licensed mental health counselor, practicing in New Jersey with licensure noted for New Jersey and New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I begin a therapy relationship?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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