Leslie Stanton
Compassionate practical support for family life
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Leslie
Leslie Stanton is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New Jersey with 17 years of experience. She centers her work on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with motivation and self-esteem. Parents looking for help with parenting challenges and family stress will find clear, patient guidance.
Lesley talks plainly and meets clients where they are. Her approach is respectful and compassionate. She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building skills to manage symptoms, improving day-to-day functioning, and setting realistic goals. Leslie draws on approaches like attachment-based therapy to look at how relationships shape behavior. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking patterns.
Mindfulness techniques are woven in to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment coping. Work in sessions often includes identifying patterns that get in the way, trying small changes between meetings, and practicing new ways of responding to stress. The tone is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Parents can expect straightforward guidance and practical tools they can use at home. She offers several formats for meeting, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. The initial steps involve a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.
Leslie aims to support steady progress toward clearer routines, calmer days, and better relationships at home.
How Leslie’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect reactions today. Online sessions can help identify relational patterns and try new ways of connecting with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises. It works well over video or messaging because homework and skill practice can be reviewed between meetings. Mindfulness therapy builds simple habits to notice feelings without reacting immediately and can reduce stress in daily family life. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Leslie collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She will check in and adjust the plan as progress is made, so the approach evolves with the client. Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy households. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, while phone sessions work when screens are inconvenient. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins and support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent alongside family responsibilities and shifting schedules.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.
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.
Mindfulness Therapy
Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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