Leslie Grove , LPC

Leslie Grove is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, or struggling with self-esteem and depression. Leslie pays attention to everyday pressures like parenting challenges, career strain, life transitions, and worries about eating or body image.

Leslie keeps sessions simple and grounded. She listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Then she works collaboratively to build practical skills that fit daily life. People can expect clear conversation and tools they can try between sessions.

Her approach draws on client-centered therapy, which centers the person's goals and perspective, and cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills and solution-focused techniques to teach coping strategies and short-term changes.

Leslie often helps with caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, codependency, communication and control issues, and the emotional fallout of separation or life changes. She also addresses loneliness, guilt or shame, and questions about life purpose or midlife transition.

The first session is conversational and aimed at understanding what brought the person to therapy. After that, sessions focus on practical steps, skill-building, and tracking progress toward the goals the person sets. Work is paced to what feels doable for each person.

How Leslie's Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and goals, so sessions emphasize listening and reflecting back what matters most. This approach helps people feel understood and guides decisions about what to work on next.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, low mood, or stress. It often involves short exercises to try between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) contributes skills for regulating emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication, which can be useful for overwhelming feelings or relationship tensions.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is tracked and new challenges arise.

Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, emotional support between visits, or people who express themselves better in writing. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.