- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Leslie
Leslie Sigala is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She draws on 12 years of clinical experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and trauma. She speaks English and Spanish, and aims to make therapy approachable and practical.
Leslie bases her work on client-centered ideas, so sessions focus on what matters most to each person. She uses clear, goal-oriented tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to help change unhelpful thinking and habits.
Background and approach
She also brings strategies from emotion-focused and mindfulness work to help people manage strong feelings and build coping skills. Parents often seek her support for the strain of raising children, postpartum concerns, and child trauma. She also helps with relationship worries, intimacy-related issues, substance concerns, and career stress.
Her background includes experience with immigration-related stress, domestic violence, and multicultural issues. Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Leslie listens closely, helps set practical goals, and offers exercises to try between meetings.
She explains ideas in plain language and adapts tools to fit each person’s life and values. People who prefer Spanish can work with her in that language. Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which let people fit therapy into busy schedules.
She encourages a steady, manageable pace so progress can feel real and lasting.
What Leslie works with
Everything Leslie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Leslie helps people with.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Leslie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that support parenting and emotional coping
Leslie commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered work means conversations focus on your priorities, with the therapist listening, reflecting, and helping you find what feels most useful. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and everyday routines that keep problems going and offers steps to change them, which can help with anxiety, mood, and parenting challenges.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and mindfulness to help people stay grounded during stressful moments. These approaches teach simple practices for handling strong feelings, reducing reactivity, and improving day-to-day functioning. Choosing the right mix of techniques is collaborative; the therapist will help you decide what fits your goals, values, and schedule.r>
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and gestures, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer no camera, and messaging options suit brief check-ins, homework, or updates between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare, and other responsibilities while keeping the work focused and practical.
Questions people ask about Leslie
What concerns does Leslie focus on?
Her practice addresses parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, and related concerns such as body image and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a client-centered approach combined with cognitive behavioral and emotion-focused techniques, plus mindfulness practices to help regulate strong emotions and develop practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working in clinical settings with people facing a wide range of issues including postpartum concerns, child trauma, and immigration-related stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices from that state.
Can I work with her in another language?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give people flexible ways to connect.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist’s availability.
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