Leslie Wallace, LCSW

Leslie Wallace is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 19 years of professional experience. She supports individuals and families navigating stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family conflicts, grief, and loss by creating a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where feelings and thoughts can be explored openly.

Her practice emphasizes psychodynamic therapy, which helps clients understand how past experiences shape present patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating. Through this approach she guides people to increase self-awareness and connect current difficulties to earlier life events, helping them access internal strengths to address ongoing concerns.

Leslie also incorporates mindfulness practices into her work, teaching intentional awareness techniques that can help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety when practiced consistently and with purpose. She approaches each person collaboratively, tailoring sessions to meet individual needs and goals while encouraging the courage it takes to pursue a more fulfilling life. She is available to work with clients through multiple remote formats to fit different schedules and preferences.

Mindfulness and Psychodynamic Care Available Online

Leslie Wallace uses psychodynamic therapy to help clients explore how past relationships and early experiences influence current feelings and behaviors. This approach focuses on increasing self-awareness so individuals can recognize patterns and make intentional changes in how they relate to themselves and others.

She also integrates mindfulness therapy, teaching attention and grounding practices that promote present-moment awareness and can support coping with anxiety and depressive moods. Mindfulness skills are introduced in simple, practical ways so clients can apply them between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Leslie works with each person to identify which methods align with their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as insight and circumstances evolve.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules and varied comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations and to fit therapy into daily life while maintaining continuity of care.