Leslie Wallace, LCSW

Licensed in Louisiana · 19 years in practice

Leslie Wallace offers a calm, straightforward approach for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship strain.

License and registration

LCSW, Louisiana: 3571 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1790975530 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 19
Languages: English

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About Leslie

Leslie Wallace offers a calm, straightforward approach for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship strain. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience and aims to make the first step feel manageable. Conversations are plain and real, not full of jargon.

The goal is practical progress that fits each person's life. Leslie uses psychodynamic therapy to help people see how past experiences affect current feelings and actions.

Background and approach

That perspective helps identify patterns that keep problems repeating. She also brings mindfulness practice into sessions to teach simple ways to reduce anxiety and lift mood in daily life. Sessions are a chance to talk through what matters most, name difficult feelings, and try small changes that can feel doable.

Leslie supports people as they test new ways of coping and make clearer choices about relationships and roles. Her work often focuses on family and relationship concerns, parenting stress, issues with self-esteem and intimacy, and the emotional fallout from loss or trauma. She also addresses aging and caregiver stresses, codependency, and communication or commitment problems.

Leslie practices in Louisiana and offers a steady, listening presence along with practical tools. She helps people connect insight with simple steps so daily life becomes less overwhelming.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Leslie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Depression
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Somatization
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Leslie names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Leslie draws on psychodynamic therapy to help people spot patterns that come from past experiences and show up now. That work is about increasing self-awareness so choices and reactions become clearer rather than automatic.

She also uses mindfulness therapy, teaching short exercises and present-moment techniques that reduce anxious or low moods. These practices are simple to try between sessions and meant to be folded into daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Leslie talks with each person about goals and what feels most useful, then adapts the mix of insight-focused work and practical mindfulness practice. The plan can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is helpful for deeper conversations, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers quick check-ins, and messaging supports short updates or ongoing reflection. These options let people fit sessions around work, caregiving, or varied schedules while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Leslie address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship or family conflicts, plus related issues like parenting stress, intimacy, and self-esteem.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style blends psychodynamic conversation with mindfulness practice to increase self-understanding and teach concrete ways to manage difficult feelings.

What is her professional background?

Leslie has 19 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker and brings long-term practice working with emotional and relational concerns.

Where is Leslie located and licensed?

She is licensed in Louisiana and provides services from that state.

Can sessions be held in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Leslie?

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