Leslie Wood

Leslie Wood is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas with more than 13 years of experience in the mental health field. She has provided services in community counseling centers, organizations that focus on child abuse, and in private practice, bringing a breadth of experience to each client she sees.

Her work encompasses a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and multiple forms of childhood abuse such as sexual, physical, and emotional harm. She also supports people facing relationship challenges, parenting difficulties, life transitions, and those seeking to identify what brings true joy to their lives.

Leslie’s primary theoretical orientation is Adlerian or individual counseling, which views a person’s lifestyle as shaped by early family experiences and broader social influences and emphasizes personal standards of success and social connectedness. She also draws on substantial training in client-centered approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-focused techniques, and solution-focused methods to tailor care to each person.

Leslie approaches counseling as a collaborative process, working with clients to set goals and using a variety of strategies to foster insight and motivate change. Typical methods include exploring family history and early memories, assigning between-session work, forming agreements or contracts, offering practical suggestions, and processing emotions and thoughts together. She looks forward to supporting clients as they pursue greater well-being and fulfillment.