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Dr. Leslie Davis, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationVirginia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Leslie

Dr. Leslie Davis works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflict, trauma, and a wide range of life challenges.

Background and approach

She frames early sessions around client priorities to build a respectful, collaborative plan that reflects each person's values and goals. Dr.

Davis emphasizes sensitivity and compassion while helping people address concerns like grief, addictions, intimacy struggles, self-esteem, parenting pressures, ADHD, and career transitions. With a decade of clinical practice as an LCSW licensed in Virginia, she adapts therapeutic conversations and techniques to fit individual needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all model.

Her work draws on several evidence-informed approaches including Internal Family Systems, attachment-focused work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, and emotionally focused strategies. New clients can expect a supportive first step and an individualized treatment plan developed in partnership with the therapist.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Dr. Davis integrates Internal Family Systems and attachment-based work into online sessions to help clients better understand internal parts and relational patterns. Internal Family Systems provides a framework for noticing different internal voices and working with them kindly to reduce internal conflict and increase self-leadership. Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape present-day emotions and interaction styles and can be useful for addressing relationship difficulties, anxiety, and patterns of closeness and distance.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and will be decided together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to match methods to goals, preferences, and the issues that matter most, adjusting the plan over time based on what proves most helpful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options allow people to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and layer synchronous and asynchronous contact when useful for practice and reflection.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a broad range of challenges including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, and many other life difficulties.
What therapeutic style can I expect?
The approach is collaborative and tailored to the individual, drawing on client-centered work, attachment perspectives, CBT, emotionally focused techniques, and Internal Family Systems concepts as appropriate.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has 10 years of professional work experience providing clinical care in therapeutic settings.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
The therapist is an LCSW licensed in Virginia with license number VA LCSW 0904011393 and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees structured for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSexualityWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English