Leslie Rice, LCSW
Experienced LCSW focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Leslie Rice |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Leslie
Leslie Rice is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or family concerns. She works from a respectful and compassionate stance and aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person's needs. Many clients come for help with grief, addictions, anger, parenting strain, or questions about identity and LGBT issues.
Leslie draws on Narrative Therapy to help people tell their stories and see patterns that feel stuck.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach practical skills for managing difficult thoughts and emotions. Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are woven in when people need help with emotional regulation or moment-to-moment grounding. Sessions focus on clear goals and usable skills.
Leslie helps people spot unhelpful thinking, experiment with new behaviors, and build small habits that change daily life. She aims for straightforward talk, not jargon, so parents can read the room and try things between sessions.
Her background includes two decades of clinical work in North Carolina with people facing trauma, mood and personality challenges, ADHD, and issues such as abandonment or codependency. Leslie also supports those dealing with hospice and end-of-life concerns and body image or gender dysphoria questions. Leslie holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - in North Carolina.
She conducts sessions in English and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship issues among the things Leslie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): 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.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Leslie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused 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 narrative and skills-based approaches work online
Leslie commonly brings Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from problem stories and notice alternative ways of describing life. It is useful when old narratives around identity, family roles, or past harm keep repeating.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking action in line with those values while accepting uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It helps with anxiety, depression, and motivation by teaching small committed steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also used to identify thinking patterns and practice behavior changes that reduce distress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Conversations and short experiments guide choices rather than a fixed plan, so adjustments happen as work progresses.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for deeper conversational work and real-time exercises, phone calls can be good when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief coaching or ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and try different ways of connecting.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
Leslie helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and family concerns, LGBT-related issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and ADHD among other areas.
What is the therapist's approach in sessions?
She blends Narrative Therapy with ACT and CBT principles, using plain language and practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills.
How much experience does the therapist have?
Leslie has 20 years of professional experience working in clinical settings in North Carolina.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
Leslie holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for sessions?
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 this therapist?
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Contacting this therapist
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