Leslie Sigala, LMFT

Leslie Sigala is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 12 years of experience in individual and family therapy. She works with a broad range of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, postpartum depression, immigration-related stress, domestic violence, addictions, bipolar disorder, and caregiving strain. Leslie also addresses body image, self-esteem, career stress, and multicultural concerns, offering support across the lifespan and within diverse family systems.

Her counseling style is warm, interactive, and rooted in respect and compassion. As a woman of color, she emphasizes culturally attuned care and seeks to meet each person where they are, collaborating to develop a treatment plan tailored to specific needs and goals. Leslie draws on clinically grounded approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, emotionally focused work, and mindfulness practices to help clients build coping skills and strengthen relationships.

Leslie provides services in English and Spanish and is available for therapy by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging for clients located in California. She welcomes the opportunity to support individuals, couples, and families through life transitions and healing processes.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Leslie integrates client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients feel heard and supported while exploring their goals. This approach helps with relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions by centering the client’s experience.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and mood-related symptoms. CBT offers concrete tools for behavior change and symptom reduction. Additionally, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills are used when clients need support with emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Leslie collaborates with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting methods over time so treatment aligns with the client’s priorities. This collaborative stance helps identify which techniques will be most useful.

Online therapy with Leslie is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to access consistent care without travel, accommodate caregiving or work demands, and maintain continuity of support across life changes.