Leslie Gray

Leslie Gray is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She brings ten years of clinical experience and a background in substance use treatment to work with people facing anger, addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, and related concerns. Leslie uses straightforward language and a practical approach to help people sort through painful feelings and stuck patterns.

Her work often begins by listening to what matters most to the person in front of her. She takes a person-centered stance and sets brief, solution-focused goals with each client. Leslie also draws on existential ideas about meaning to help people reframe suffering and discover sources of resilience.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used when helpful to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She incorporates mindfulness practices to build awareness and calm during moments of strong emotion. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is also part of her toolkit for trauma work when appropriate for the client's needs.

Leslie has substantial experience with substance use and co-occurring conditions, including work with domestic violence and drug and alcohol addiction. She understands that anger and grief often accompany these issues and addresses those emotions directly in sessions.

Her style is collaborative and plainspoken. She encourages clients to name their goals, try small changes between sessions, and notice what works. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule based on therapist availability.

How Leslie's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's concerns. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they hear, and helps set goals that matter to the individual. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses small experiments to test new ways of acting and thinking. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and patterns tied to substance use.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Leslie will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, trying elements of different approaches and adjusting based on what helps. The client and therapist review progress and change course when needed.

The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during work breaks or evenings. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or let people choose audio-only when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Discussing practical preferences ahead of time helps shape a plan that fits everyday routines.