Leslie Cullen, LMHC

Washington · 30 years in practice

Leslie Cullen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with three decades of clinical experience.

License and registration

LMHC, Washington: LH00004269 · expires May 2026
NPI: 1932750734 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

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About Leslie

Leslie Cullen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with three decades of clinical experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, loss, relationship strain, addiction, or major life changes. Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at making small, useful changes that add up over time.

Leslie blends Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols with cognitive and behavioral tools. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on steps a person can try between meetings.

Background and approach

She encourages noticing patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behavior to make choices that feel more aligned with who someone wants to be. Her approach pays attention to identity and culture while helping people build clearer self-understanding. She uses mindfulness, problem-solving, and skills training to manage symptoms like sleep problems, anger, or impulsivity.

She also supports people facing grief, chronic illness issues, and caregiving burdens. Leslie has long experience working with LGBT concerns, including gender and sexual orientation topics. She blends listening with practical strategies such as cognitive-behavioral techniques and coping skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy when needed.

People meet her for short-term focus or longer work on deeper patterns. Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth, with ideas to try at home. Her practice is based in Washington and offered in English.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Leslie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Depression
ADHD
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Control issues
Dissociation
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues

Approaches Leslie names

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Online support

How Leslie’s Approaches Work Online

Leslie draws on Jungian Therapy to look at symbols, dreams, and personal stories to help people find meaning and direction in their lives. This approach can be useful for people wanting deeper self-understanding and ways to connect life events with inner patterns. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy which focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current connections and coping; it helps people notice interaction habits and try new ways of relating.

Leslie pairs these reflective approaches with Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, acceptance, and building a trusting relationship. Together these methods mean she will work with each person to choose what fits their needs and goals. Finding the right approach is collaborative - she will help identify which methods suit the issues and preferences you bring to therapy.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper sessions that benefit from visual cues, phone calls can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around life demands and to keep momentum between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Leslie commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style combines Jungian reflection with practical cognitive and behavioral techniques and mindfulness. Sessions are focused on present concerns and on steps to try between meetings.

What kind of experience does she bring?

Leslie has 30 years of clinical experience working across a range of mental health and substance use concerns, with long experience addressing LGBT and gender and sexual orientation issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the credential LMHC, listed as WA LMHC, and practices in Washington.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Leslie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

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

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