About Leslie
Leslie Cross works from evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress and anxiety. She is an MD and holds an LCPC, and brings 25 years of clinical experience to her work. Her style is respectful and down-to-earth.
She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She helps people who are coping with addictions and with depression. She also addresses relationship and parenting concerns, and communication problems that make daily life harder.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and usable strategies rather than jargon. Leslie pays attention to isolation, life purpose, and the shifts that happen in midlife. She can also help people struggling with obsessive thoughts, panic, seasonal mood changes, and issues related to narcissistic dynamics.
Conversations move at the client’s pace and prioritize what matters most to them. Her approach is tailored to each person. She listens first, then builds a plan that fits a person's routines and strengths.
That plan might include short exercises, new communication habits, or ways to manage urges and intense feelings. Starting therapy can feel daunting and Leslie acknowledges that step. She aims to create a sensible path forward so people can try small changes and see what helps.
Her work is practical, rooted in experience, and focused on everyday improvement.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Leslie uses evidence-based techniques focused on practical change. One common approach emphasizes structured skill-building to manage anxiety and panic, teaching breathing, grounding, and stepwise exposure to reduce avoidance. Another approach targets addictive behaviors through clear plans for coping with urges and building alternative routines that fit daily life.Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to current concerns, review goals, and try approaches that match a person’s needs and preferences. Together they adjust the plan if something isn’t working until the approach feels helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick updates, gratitude practice, or short skills coaching between sessions. These formats help fit therapy into busy schedules and make regular work on goals more practical.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English