Leslie Cullen, LMHC

Therapist in Washington

Leslie Cullen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with three decades of experience.

Licensed inWashington
LicenseLH00004269
NPI 1932750734
Experience30+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Leslie

Leslie Cullen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with three decades of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at changing daily patterns that cause distress.

Leslie centers sessions on the present moment and on what a person can do now. She draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand relationship patterns and how they affect emotional reactions.

Background and approach

She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions often include learning new skills, practicing different ways of responding, and reflecting on how past connections shape current feelings. She pays attention to symptoms like sleep problems, impulsivity, dissociation, and low self-esteem, and helps people create calmer routines.

Leslie has long experience working with LGBT concerns, gender dysphoria, and co-occurring mental health and substance use issues. She also supports people facing aging, caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life matters, and chronic health challenges like HIV/AIDS. Her approach blends client-centered listening with active, skills-based work.

People can expect a mix of reflective conversation and practical exercises aimed at clearer thinking and steadier coping. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through a range of online formats.

Credentials

LMHC (Washington): License LH00004269 · expires May 2026
NPI: 1932750734 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Leslie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Depression
ADHD
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Control issues
Dissociation
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues

Approaches Leslie names

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Online support

Attachment and Skills Work Delivered Online

Leslie uses attachment-based ideas to help people see how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and reactions. That approach focuses on understanding connection styles and improving how someone relates to others, which can help with intimacy, trust, and anxiety.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT provides concrete tools for changing unhelpful thought patterns, improving sleep, and managing mood swings or impulsivity. Together these approaches mix understanding relational roots with learning new, practical responses.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Leslie will talk with each person about their goals and try different techniques to see what fits best. Clients and therapist set goals together and adjust the plan as needs change.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues during deeper work, phone can be a lower-bandwidth choice for check-ins, and live chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or when writing helps process feelings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep regular contact between sessions.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Leslie address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.

What is Leslie's therapeutic style like?

Her style combines client-centered listening with practical skills work. Sessions focus on the present and on changing habits that cause distress.

How much experience does she bring?

Leslie has 30 years of experience as a mental health professional, working with diverse concerns including substance use and chronic mental health issues.

Where is Leslie licensed and practicing?

She holds the LMHC credential and practices in Washington state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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