Leslie Mulligan, LCMHC, LCPC
Calm, practical therapy for life’s hard moments
Details
| Name | Leslie Mulligan |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC, LCPC |
| Based in | Maine |
| Licensed in | Maine, North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, French |
| Years in practice | 24 |
About Leslie
Leslie Mulligan is a licensed counselor who aims to help people find steadier moods and clearer direction. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce stress, improve relationships, and manage sleep and health challenges. Leslie speaks English and French and brings 24 years of clinical experience to her work in Maine and with international clients.
Her style is warm and direct. Sessions are present-centered and interactive, with room for creativity and practical tools.
Background and approach
Leslie uses a mix of methods to match each person's needs rather than one fixed approach. Leslie draws on Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, and Client-Centered principles alongside cognitive-behavioral and dialectical tools when useful. That lets her help people untangle difficult stories, strengthen close connections, and learn concrete skills for mood and behavior change.
She also incorporates body-centered and wellness-focused activities when relevant. Her background includes long-term work with trauma, including combat-related and sexual trauma recovery for military members, and support for first responders. That experience informs a trauma-sensitive way of working and an emphasis on safety and pacing.
People come to Leslie for a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, addiction-related problems, chronic illness, and life-stage transitions. The work is collaborative: she helps clients set goals and choose tools that fit their situation. To begin, individuals follow the site process to match with a therapist and schedule sessions that fit their needs.
Leslie aims to make therapy straightforward and focused on real-life change.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Leslie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Leslie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Leslie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Leslie’s approaches work online
Leslie commonly draws on Narrative Therapy and Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas to guide online work. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite those stories so they cause less pain and more agency. Attachment-Based ideas look at patterns in relationships and help people build safer, more reliable ways of relating. Client-Centered therapy prioritizes the person’s experience, with the therapist following the client’s lead and offering empathic reflection.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Leslie collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, pace, and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you meet face-to-face for deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Leslie help with?
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, mood instability, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, addictions, chronic illness, and life-stage changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm, direct, present-centered, and interactive. Sessions often include creative or body-centered activities alongside talk-based work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Leslie has 24 years of experience working in mental health, including extensive trauma recovery work with military members and first responders.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds LCMHC and LCPC credentials and practices from Maine while also working with international clients.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and French for people inside and outside the United States.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on your preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
Contacting this therapist
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