Leslie Mulligan

Leslie Mulligan, LCMHC, LCPC, welcomes people looking for steadier mood, clearer relationships, and better day-to-day coping. She writes in a direct, warm way and aims to help clients reduce overwhelm and regain more enjoyment in life. Her first priority is to understand where someone is now and what they want to change.

Leslie brings 24 years of clinical experience and has supported issues such as anger, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood shifts, addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, and the stresses of caregiving and career change. She has worked with active duty, reserve, and guard military members, first responders, and their families on combat and sexual trauma recovery for a decade. She also helps with sleep and eating concerns, intimacy struggles, parenting stress, and questions around sexuality and identity.

Her style is present-focused, direct, and interactive. She uses a mix of approaches instead of one fixed method. Conversations are practical and often include tools to manage thoughts, emotions, and behavior in the moment.

Leslie describes her work as trauma-sensitive and body-centered, drawing on cognitive-behavioral strategies, attachment perspectives, emotionally focused ideas, and client-centered values. She often adds mindfulness and creative techniques when helpful. The goal is to increase emotional regulation, strengthen relationships, and build everyday routines that feel manageable.

She values honesty, cultural sensitivity, and human connection in therapy. Clients collaborate on goals and steps, and sessions aim to leave people with clearer choices and skills they can use between meetings.

How Leslie's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Leslie often uses attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions. This approach helps with intimacy issues, relationship conflict, and feeling emotionally stuck. She also draws on cognitive-behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, and low mood. CBT offers practical exercises and small experiments clients can try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Leslie collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life context. She adapts techniques over time so work stays relevant and doable for the client.

Session format details are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking to know what Leslie offers online. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce commute time, and keep continuity during life transitions. Some formats allow shorter check-ins, others work well for skills practice or deeper processing. Licensed professionals can tailor session pace and focus so therapy fits real life while you build new skills and coping strategies.