Leslie Westbrook, LMFT

Leslie Westbrook is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. She brings five years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on helping people find relief from anxiety, stress, depression, and trauma. Leslie aims to make therapy approachable and practical for everyday life.

Leslie keeps sessions grounded and goal-oriented. She listens for what matters most and helps people build step-by-step skills they can use between meetings. That often means breaking big problems into small, doable actions and tracking progress over time.

Her toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas. She uses these approaches to address traumatic memories, persistent worry, low self-worth, and relationship patterns that cause pain. Treatment is shaped around each person’s needs rather than a fixed agenda.

Leslie also offers coaching-style support for clients who want focused guidance on life transitions and personal goals. She talks through choices, helps clarify values, and practices strategies that reduce self-criticism and build self-love. Sessions aim to feel practical and hopeful.

Leslie provides services in English and accepts international clients. People connect with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Starting is simple: complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that works.

How Leslie’s Approaches Work Online

Leslie often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and then test new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress through concrete skills and simple experiments.

She also integrates EMDR when addressing traumatic memories; this work focuses on processing distressing events and reducing their hold on day-to-day life. Mindfulness practices are used alongside these methods to strengthen attention, reduce reactivity, and build calmer responses to stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Leslie will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for in-depth skill practice and EMDR-style interventions, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text works well for quick check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent contact between meetings.