Leslie Mulligan

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

LCMHC, LCPC Maine

Experience: 24 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English, French

About Leslie

Leslie Mulligan brings 24 years of clinical experience to clients seeking practical support for mood, relationship, and life-stage challenges.

Background and approach

She works with individuals, couples, families, and groups to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, intimacy and family conflicts, sleep and eating issues, career stress, and the strains of caregiving and aging. Her practice also includes work around attachment wounds, codependency, communication problems, and adjustment to chronic illness.

Leslie’s style is warm, direct, and interactive, blending cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-based and client-centered methods to match each person’s needs. She integrates mindfulness, body-centered exercises, expressive tools, and elements from dialectical and emotion-focused approaches when helpful, keeping sessions present-focused and goal-oriented.

Licensed in Maine and North Carolina as LCMHC and LCPC, she offers therapeutic support in English and French and accepts international clients. Beginning therapy involves a collaborative process to clarify goals, select strategies, and move toward greater stability and meaning in daily life.

Approaches that guide online sessions and what they do

Leslie commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centered principles to shape online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of relating and emotional bonds to help people improve intimacy, manage abandonment fears, and strengthen relationships. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a respectful, empathetic therapeutic relationship that helps clients clarify values and goals while feeling heard and supported.

Finding the right combination of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to assess needs, experiment with techniques, and adjust methods so the work feels useful and aligned with personal goals and preferences. That collaboration helps guide whether more skills-based CBT, relational attachment work, or person-centered support is the best next step.

Online therapy makes these approaches more accessible through flexible formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow clients to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue care from different locations, and use the communication method that best supports their comfort and progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Leslie address?

She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy challenges, addiction, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, career strain, and issues related to aging and chronic illness.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is warm, direct, and interactive, combining present-centered dialogue with practical techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment work, and client-centered methods.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

Leslie has 24 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, families, and groups through mood instability, trauma recovery, life transitions, and long-term stressors.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is licensed as LCMHC and LCPC with license details NC LCMHC 13266 and ME LCPC CC3059, and she practices from Maine.

Which languages are available for sessions and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients according to the practice guidelines.

What session formats does she offer?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacks PhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodHypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

Maine, North Carolina

Languages

English, French