Leslie Powers, LPC

Leslie S. Powers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with 34 years of experience in the counseling field. She began her work in 1988 as a Certified Addictions Counselor and has since served in a range of settings, including treatment centers, free-standing mental health clinics, private practice, school counseling, and contract work with her county's Department of Human Resources.

She earned a Master's degree in Counseling and Human Development from Troy University in 1994 and is also a certified school counselor. In addition, she holds a Master of Speech Communication degree from Auburn University and has completed approximately 40 hours of post-graduate study in counseling psychology and ministerial fields.

Leslie's counseling style is grounded in cognitive approaches and she particularly values solution-focused therapies. She works to create an accepting environment where clients can clarify goals and build practical strategies, approaching therapy as a collaborative process. Sessions may include thoughtful questions, goal-setting, humor, respect, serious-minded curiosity, and between-session homework and "brainwork." When clients are managing long-term mental health concerns that involve medication and physician oversight in addition to psychotherapy, she is willing to coordinate as part of the broader care team. She generally does not work with chronic pain concerns in online settings without collaboration with an MD.