Leslie Martin, LPC, LMHC

Leslie Martin is a licensed mental health counselor with 24 years of professional experience, holding an LMHC in New York and an LPC in New Jersey - LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor and LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. Her early career included 15 years working in the New York City public school system while maintaining a part-time private practice, and she later transitioned to full-time clinical work to better serve adults and families in need of sustained therapeutic support.

As a faith-based practitioner, she approaches each client with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, adapting conversations and treatment plans to reflect each person’s values and circumstances. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, family conflict, anger management, life transitions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue, among other areas. She also supports clients facing adoption and foster care dynamics, blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, substance concerns, and relationship problems.

Leslie emphasizes clients’ innate strengths and frames individuals as the experts of their own stories. She aims to make the first step toward a more fulfilling life as manageable as possible, offering steady guidance and collaborative care to help clients meet their goals and navigate difficult change.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Leslie Martin uses evidence-based techniques tailored to each person's needs. She employs trauma-informed strategies that focus on understanding how past traumatic experiences affect present thoughts, feelings, and relationships, which can be helpful for those coping with abuse, grief, or significant loss. She also emphasizes skills-based coping and problem-solving, teaching practical tools for managing anxiety, stress, anger, and life transitions so clients can use concrete strategies between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Leslie works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and life circumstances, then adjusts methods over time to ensure the treatment fits the client’s priorities. She views clients as partners in care and integrates their strengths and values into the plan.

Online therapy with Leslie is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and flexibility. These options make it easier to attend sessions around work, family, and other commitments, and they allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing support from different locations while maintaining a consistent therapeutic relationship.