Leslie Powers
Experienced counselor blending cognitive and solution-focused care
LPC Alabama
- Experience
- 34 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Career
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Leslie
Leslie Powers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alabama with 34 years of practice in behavioral health.
Background and approach
Her training includes a master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development from Troy University and a background in speech communication from Auburn University, and her career began as a Certified Addictions Counselor in 1988.
She has worked across treatment centers, mental health clinics, school counseling, independent practice, and with a county Department of Human Resources, building a multifaceted clinical perspective. Her style blends cognitive approaches with solution-focused techniques, inviting clients to treat therapy as a collaborative effort.
She emphasizes practical strategies, goal-oriented homework, and thoughtful inquiry to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma, grief, and a wide range of mood and behavioral issues.
Leslie is open to working as part of a care team when psychotherapy and medication management are both needed, and she prefers collaboration with physicians when chronic medical issues are involved. Clients can expect a respectful, curious, and occasionally humorous clinician who values clients’ problem-solving strengths while guiding them toward measurable progress.
Her experience and varied practice settings inform a pragmatic approach to coping with life changes and complex clinical presentations.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic, social phobia, and many mood-related concerns by teaching concrete skills and homework-based practice.
Solution-Focused Therapy centers on clients' strengths and goals, using focused questions and short-term strategies to move toward desired outcomes. This approach can be helpful for career issues, relationship or communication problems, and stressors where clear, actionable steps are priorities.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration includes reviewing what has worked in the past, setting concrete objectives, and adjusting strategies over time so therapy remains practical and relevant.
Online sessions offer flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives or to continue work from a distance. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver structured CBT and solution-focused interventions across different formats while accommodating scheduling and communication preferences.
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Experience
34+ years
Licensed
Alabama
Languages
English