Leslie Cross

Leslie Cross is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 25 years of experience practicing in Maryland. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting struggles, and challenges related to addictions. She emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care as clients begin therapy.

Leslie adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s situation. She listens for what matters most and helps set practical steps that fit daily life. Sessions focus on building skills for managing anxiety, handling difficult moods, and improving communication.

Her work also addresses concerns such as loneliness, finding life purpose, midlife transitions, panic attacks, seasonal mood changes, and obsessive-compulsive patterns. Narcissism and related relationship dynamics are included among the areas she addresses. She helps people recognize patterns and try different ways of responding.

Over a long career she has supported many people through stressful life changes and recovery from addictive behaviors. Her approach is straightforward and goal-minded while still being warm and patient. She encourages small, manageable changes that add up over time.

Leslie guides each person toward clearer decision making and better daily functioning. She invites new clients to begin with a simple intake and a short plan that can be adjusted as progress is made.

Approaches that guide online work and how they help

Leslie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and behavior change. One common approach is cognitive-behavioral work, which helps people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try different responses to reduce anxiety and low mood. This approach is useful for panic attacks, depression, and many anxiety symptoms.

Another useful technique involves skill-building for communication and coping. These methods teach concrete steps for handling relationship stress, parenting challenges, and cravings related to addictions. They emphasize small, repeatable actions that make daily life easier.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Session formats were not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online or in-person options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone meet with a licensed professional from a familiar environment and schedule appointments more flexibly.