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LPC

Leslie Scott, LPC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationVirginia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Leslie

Leslie Scott is an LPC based in Virginia with 20 years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges.

Background and approach

She works with concerns including stress and anxiety, grief and loss, family conflict, parenting struggles, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related areas such as caregiver stress, attachment concerns, and end-of-life counseling. Her background also encompasses topics like gender dysphoria, substance-related problems, and compassion fatigue.

Leslie frames clients as the experts on their own lives and focuses on drawing out strengths to address current problems. She encourages a collaborative approach in which goals are shaped together, and she acknowledges that beginning therapy can feel difficult while offering support for that first step.

Her practice emphasizes practical, evidence-informed techniques tailored to the client’s needs, and she accepts international clients while offering sessions in English. Leslie’s experience and person-centered stance aim to create a steady, respectful environment for exploring change and building coping skills.

Evidence-Informed Strategies and Online Care

Leslie draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill-building and symptom management. For example, cognitive-behavioral strategies help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more adaptive behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and support mood regulation. Trauma-informed approaches emphasize safety, pacing, and stabilization, helping those affected by trauma or abuse to process difficult experiences while strengthening coping resources.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and happens collaboratively. Leslie partners with clients to explore needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting methods over time so treatment aligns with what feels most helpful and achievable for each person.

Online therapy with this practice offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or across distances. These options can increase access to consistent support and allow clients to continue work between sessions using a format that suits their lifestyle and communication preferences.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Leslie supports people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, family and relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, depression, addictions, trauma, ADHD, and many related challenges.
What is Leslie's general therapeutic style?
Her approach centers on collaboration and building on a client's strengths, guiding people through practical, evidence-informed techniques while respecting each person's perspective.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life issues across clinical settings.
What credentials and location information are provided?
Leslie holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Virginia with licence number VA LPC 0701010821.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English