Therapist profile
Leslie Mulligan, LCMHC, LCPC
LCMHC and LCPC - relationships and family concerns
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- Attachment approaches
- CBT and DBT skills
- Trauma recovery experience
About Leslie
Leslie Mulligan is an LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) in North Carolina and an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) in Maine with 24 years of experience. She helps people with mood instability, relationship and intimacy problems, family and parenting concerns, stress, anxiety, and issues around grief, aging, and health. Sessions are offered in English and French and she accepts international clients.
Leslie uses straightforward, present-focused conversation paired with practical tools. She blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas to address how people relate to others and themselves. Dialectical behavior skills and client-centered methods appear in her work to help manage intense emotions and build clearer goals.
Her background includes a decade providing trauma recovery services for military personnel, reservists, guard members, and first responders, focused on combat and sexual trauma. That experience informs how she approaches safety, pacing, and coping skills with people who have complex stress or traumatic memories. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, bereavement, and life-stage transitions.
In sessions she draws on verbal work plus creative and body-oriented tools when helpful. Conversations include clarifying current problems, practicing skills, and planning small steps that fit everyday life. Leslie aims to be direct and honest while respecting cultural differences and the realities of clients' lives.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the platform's online options. Payment uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary by location.
How sessions work
How Leslie's approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based ideas focus on how relationships shape feelings and behavior. In practice that means looking at patterns in close relationships and testing small changes to improve connection and trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple experiments and skill practice to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage mood. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and shift the emotions that drive conflict and distance in relationships.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Leslie will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person's needs. She adjusts pace and tools as skills develop and new issues arise, and she combines approaches when that makes sense.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-in meetings when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets therapists and clients use worksheets, skill coaching, and creative exercises during a session to practice new ways of coping and relating.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Maine, North Carolina
Languages
English, French
Questions
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What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family-related concerns, grief, mood disorders, trauma and many related topics.
What style of therapy does she use?
The approach is present-centered and practical, combining attachment-based ideas, cognitive-behavioral work, emotionally focused methods, and DBT skills as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Leslie has 24 years of experience as a mental health counselor and has provided a decade of trauma recovery services to military and first responder populations.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds NC LCMHC and ME LCPC credentials and is located in Maine.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Session cost varies with location. Payments use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.