Leslie Roberts, LCSW

Leslie Roberts is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California with 30 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief and loss, depression, and challenges to self-esteem and motivation. Her practice also includes support for those facing life transitions and the particular pressures that come with caregiving and communication difficulties.

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, shaping conversations and treatment plans to address the unique circumstances and goals of the individual. Her style emphasizes practical coping strategies alongside attention to emotional healing, helping clients build confidence and motivation as they work toward a more fulfilling life.

Taking the first step toward change can take courage, and Leslie offers steady support through that process. She is currently on a work stoppage/strike, so her schedule may change in the near future, and she will do her best to accommodate appointments as availability allows.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

Leslie uses practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building useful skills. Cognitive-behavioral strategies help people identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to anxiety, stress, or low mood, and then replace them with more effective ways of coping and problem solving. These approaches are well suited to addressing anxiety, depression, and motivation challenges.

She also offers grief-focused and supportive work that helps people process loss, restore routines, and find ways to adapt to life after major changes. That work combines emotional processing with practical coping strategies to help clients move forward at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Leslie collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors the plan over time as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit support into a busy life. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, reduced travel time, and accessible ways to maintain continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists, even when life is changing.