Leslie Warren, LICSW

Leslie Warren is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Alabama. She brings several years of hands-on social services and clinical experience to her work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strains, and relationship concerns. Her style aims to be warm, respectful, and practical so people feel heard and understood.

Leslie emphasizes a collaborative approach where clients set clear, measurable goals. She explains behaviors and choices, and works with clients to try new ways of responding. Sessions tend to focus on small, concrete steps clients can take between meetings. She encourages clients to reclaim their own decision making rather than waiting for outside fixes.

Her clinical background includes cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered therapy, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused methods. Leslie often uses CBT techniques to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors. She blends approaches to match each person’s situation and goals.

Before clinical practice she spent many years in social services and holds a Master of Social Work and a Master in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Alabama. She has experience providing individual and group work and helping people access community resources. That background informs a practical, problem-solving focus in sessions.

Leslie has particular experience supporting people with infertility-related grief and anxiety. She also works with issues such as addiction concerns, ADHD, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, and family of origin difficulties. Her aim is to help clients build tools they can use in daily life.

How Leslie’s Approaches Work Online

Leslie commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice patterns in their thoughts and try different actions to see what changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and behavior-focused goals. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration so the person’s own priorities guide the work.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Leslie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest ways to combine methods. She aims to tailor techniques to what feels most useful for the client and to adjust the plan over time based on progress and feedback.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people send short updates or work through issues between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent work on goals.