- Goal focused
- Skill building
- Guilt and shame support
About Leslie
Leslie Jones is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Indiana with 17 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, and also lists additional focus areas such as body image, chronic pain and illness, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and mood disorders.
Leslie begins by asking people what they want from therapy. She emphasizes building a trusting relationship and outlining clear goals together. Sessions focus on practical steps and skill-building so clients can manage emotions and daily challenges more effectively.
Her background includes work with diagnosable conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as everyday problems like grief, anger, relationship conflict, and difficulty with life transitions. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client's priorities guide each session.
Leslie aims to help clients develop tools and supports they can use after therapy ends. She talks through coping strategies, communication skills, and ways to handle impulsivity or isolation. She also addresses issues tied to identity and self-worth, including guilt and shame, by looking at behaviors and the beliefs that shape them.
Practical and straightforward, Leslie works toward gradual change. People set the goals. She helps design steps to reach them and reduce the hold of hard feelings over time.
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Leslie describes her work as goal oriented and practical. Two evidence-based approaches she uses include short-term skill teaching and structured problem work. Short-term skill teaching focuses on learning concrete strategies to manage anxiety, mood, and impulsivity, such as breathing, grounding, or brief behavioral steps. Structured problem work breaks down conflicts and life changes into manageable parts and tests small changes to see what helps.She also uses careful talk-based exploration to look at beliefs tied to self-worth, guilt, and shame. That approach helps identify patterns that keep someone stuck and then tries alternative ways of thinking or behaving to reduce distress. Choosing the right mix of methods is collaborative; the therapist and client review what is and isn't helping and adjust the approach together.
Practical benefits of working online include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a workday or caregiving routine. Online work can make it simpler to have a shorter check-in or to meet without a commute. The original biography does not state specific session formats, so confirm which formats are offered before booking. Licensed professionals can use online meetings to practice skills, check progress, and plan next steps while keeping therapy aligned with everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Leslie works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related issues like body image, chronic illness, communication problems, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She asks what the client hopes to change and then talks through behaviors and beliefs tied to those feelings. The process focuses on practical steps and building tools to reduce the weight of guilt or shame.
What experience does she bring to this work?
She has 17 years of clinical experience, including work with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, plus many everyday problems like grief, anger, and relationship struggles.
Is she a licensed professional and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Indiana.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled for appointments?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.