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Leslie Mulligan

Compassionate, practical therapy for families and parents

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Credentials
LCMHC, LCPC
Experience
24 years
Licensed in
Maine, North Carolina
Languages
English, French
Format
Online sessions

About Leslie

Leslie Mulligan is a licensed counselor who focuses on families, parents, couples, and adults facing life transitions. She guides people through relationship troubles, stress, anxiety, grief, and struggles with mood or intimacy. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she works to make sessions practical and understandable for busy parents.

Leslie brings 24 years of clinical experience and uses clear, hands-on techniques to ease day-to-day distress. She draws on therapies that help with thinking patterns, emotion regulation, and attachment in relationships.

Background and approach

Sessions often include talking, skill-building, and creative tools tailored to what a person needs that week. She pays attention to the whole person - mind, body, and life context - and treats issues like career stress, sleep problems, chronic illness, and caregiving strain alongside emotional concerns. She also has experience with trauma recovery, domestic violence, and complicated grief.

Her approach is direct but compassionate, aimed at helping people make real changes. Leslie holds licenses in clinical mental health counseling and clinical social work in two states: Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). She practices from Maine and offers services in English and French.

International clients are accepted for online work when appropriate. Her sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Fees vary by location and follow a subscription format that can be canceled at any time.

To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

Approaches that translate to online family and parenting work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how closeness and trust shape relationships. It helps people notice patterns in giving and receiving support and improves connection in couples and families.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on a person or couple's concerns. The therapist listens without judging and follows your lead to help you find your own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Leslie collaborates with each client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She tests techniques gently and adjusts the plan based on what helps most in real life.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy families and parents. Video calls let you see facial cues and share materials, while phone, live chat, and text work for shorter check-ins and skill practice. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Leslie helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and abuse, mood disorders like depression and bipolar, parenting challenges, and many related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
She blends attachment-based and client-centered work with practical methods from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies. Sessions are warm, direct, and interactive with tools you can use between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
Leslie has 24 years of experience working with adults, couples, families, and groups across a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credentials LCMHC and LCPC with license numbers NC LCMHC 13266 and ME LCPC CC3059 and is based in Maine.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients for online work when appropriate.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
24 years
Licensed
Maine, North Carolina
Languages
English, French

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