About Leslie
Leslie Raneri is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, career struggles, depression, and major life changes. She also focuses on caregiver stress, isolation and loneliness, finding life purpose, mood disorders, and women’s issues. Leslie speaks English and practices from Texas as an LCSW.
Leslie takes a straightforward, strengths-based approach. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for practical steps that fit daily routines.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with space to talk through feelings and decide on doable next steps. With ten years of clinical experience, Leslie draws on real-world practice to guide people through transitions. She helps clients notice patterns, try new coping strategies, and build small habits that add up over time.
The pace is set by each person’s needs. Leslie aims to make therapy useful and approachable. She supports people who want to reduce overwhelm, manage moods, or figure out next steps in work and life.
Her style blends empathy with clear, practical suggestions. Getting started is simple: use the site’s matching process and schedule a session that fits your life. Leslie works with a range of concerns and helps people set realistic goals they can meet between sessions.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Leslie uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try different ways of responding to stress and anxiety; it is useful for mood problems and worry. Another approach focuses on building routines and small habits to improve day-to-day functioning and energy, which can help with depression and caregiver strain.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Leslie collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She will check in regularly and adjust techniques based on what is working and what feels manageable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you see facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for ongoing support, brief check-ins, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep progress going between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English