Leslie Mulligan, LCMHC, LCPC

Based in Maine 24 years in practice Online sessions

Practical, direct help for anger and stress

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How Leslie works

Practical facts

Credentials: LCMHC, LCPC
Licensed in: Maine, North Carolina
Years in practice: 24
Languages: English, French
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Leslie

Leslie Mulligan is a licensed clinician based in Maine who helps people manage anger and related struggles in everyday life. She greets clients in a direct but warm way and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress. Leslie speaks English and French and brings 24 years of experience to conversations about stress, relationships, and mood challenges.

She uses clear, present-focused methods that blend talking, hands-on exercises, and creative tools. Sessions often include skill practice for emotion regulation, communication, and coping with life transitions.

Background and approach

Leslie aims to make therapy feel useful from the start, with straightforward goals and measurable steps. Her background includes long-term work with people recovering from trauma and with first responders and military community members. That experience informs a trauma-sensitive style that pays attention to the body as well as thoughts and feelings.

She integrates approaches like cognitive-behavioral techniques and emotion-focused work to address both immediate symptoms and underlying patterns. Leslie emphasizes respect, honesty, and cultural awareness in sessions. She helps people name what matters, try new strategies, and notice small changes that add up.

Her practice accepts international clients and offers sessions in more than one language. Practical matters are discussed up front so clients can focus on change. People connect by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session, then deciding together what pace and format will work best.

What Leslie works with

Everything Leslie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Leslie's practice.

Approaches Leslie lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Approach and online options for managing strong emotions

Leslie commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in teletherapy. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce anger, anxiety, or depression. It is useful when someone wants concrete tools to change patterns that keep them stuck. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how emotions and attachment needs shape reactions and relationships. It helps people notice patterns in close relationships and practice new ways of connecting and responding.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Leslie will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. That collaborative planning helps match techniques to the person’s immediate needs and longer-term aims, and adjustments are made as progress is observed.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill demonstrations and deeper dialogue. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or situations with limited bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to maintain regular work on anger, coping skills, and relationship changes regardless of location.

Questions people ask about Leslie

What concerns can Leslie help with?

She works with a wide range of concerns including anger, stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep and eating problems, addiction, ADHD, and life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Leslie offers a warm, direct, present-centered approach that mixes talking with practical skill-building and creative exercises tailored to each person's needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 24 years of experience working with mood instability, trauma recovery, relationship concerns, and stress-related issues.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

Leslie holds NC LCMHC and ME LCPC credentials and practices from Maine.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and French, and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

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 together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.