01 · Who Leslie works with

Leslie works with stress, Anxiety, self esteem and depression

Leslie lists 8 specialisms and 23 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.

Great to meet you! Hi, I’m Leslie, and I’m passionate about helping children, teens, and women feel seen, supported, and empowered. Life can feel overwhelming at times - whether it’s a child struggling to manage big emotions, a teen dealing with self-esteem or friendship challenges, or a woman trying to balance everything on her plate. My goal is to create a safe, understanding space where you or your child can explore those feelings and begin to find calm and confidence again.

Clients often describe me as warm, down-to-earth, and easy to talk to. I believe therapy works best when it feels like a genuine, caring partnership where we work together to understand what’s going on and how to move forward in a way that feels right for you.

My approach is gentle, supportive, and always tailored to the person sitting in front of me. With children, I often use play and creative activities to help them express what they might not have words for yet. With teens, I focus on building trust and helping them feel heard while we work on tools for managing stress, anxiety, or self-doubt. For women, I provide a space to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with their sense of self and strength.

I draw from approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and strengths-based techniques - but more than anything, I focus on connection. I want every client to feel safe, valued, and understood as we work toward growth and healing together.

What you can expect from me: The first session is really about getting to know each other. There’s no pressure to have everything figured out - I’ll ask some questions about what’s been going on and what brought you (or your child) to therapy, but mostly, I want to understand your story.

For kids and teens, I focus on helping them feel comfortable - we might talk, draw, or use activities to get to know each other. For adults, it’s a relaxed conversation where we explore what’s been challenging and what you’re hoping to change or understand better. By the end of our time together, we’ll have a clearer idea of what therapy could look like and how I can best support you moving forward.

Leslie Grove, 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.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

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.

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

3 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.

• “With 16 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 63900

Licence number

63900

Licence expires

28 Feb 2027

NPI

1285420307

Years in practice

16

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not 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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