01 · Who Leslie works with

Leslie works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and family conflicts

Leslie lists 6 specialisms and 8 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Leslie chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Leslie's own words

What Leslie says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Ms. Leslie Burley has 47 years experience in the field of education. From 1973 to 2003, she was involved in all levels of teaching from elementary to secondary to college level as an Adjunct Instructor at Navarro Junior College, Texas Woman’s University, Cedar Valley Jr. College, and Prairie View A&M University. She has taught and is certified in a wide variety of subject areas such as Reading, English, Gifted Science, Math, College Developmental Reading and Developmental Writing. She also has 8 years of significant experience as an elementary school, middle school and special education counselor, and, in providing professional services as an individual, interpersonal, family, and community crisis counselor.

Since 2002, I have worked as a high school counselor, adjunct professor, and LPC-S counselor. My expertise lies in several areas from grief counseling, depression, and anxiety. I have had experience in dealing with clients of all ages. In the past few years I have also served as a marriage counselor that uses the Prepare and Enrich program. Upon receiving consent for counseling, I will discuss with you your treatment plan and get feedback from you as to your goal in counseling. As a counselor, I find it important to not just listen to the client but to be available if the client is in crisis. I hope to be working with you soon!

Leslie Burley, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Leslie works

The 5 approaches Leslie lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Leslie lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Leslie's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Leslie runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Leslie practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Leslie's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Leslie at this point.

2. Naming Leslie specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Leslie is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Leslie.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking Leslie

Built from what Leslie actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Leslie's - Leslie has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 24 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Texas

Licence

TX LPC 17776

Licence number

17776

Licence expires

30 Apr 2027

NPI

1588915490

Years in practice

24

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

9 Jun 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Leslie's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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