Leslie Ellwood, LPC

Leslie Ellwood is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 12 years of counseling experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and career or life transitions. Sessions focus on practical steps to manage feelings and respond differently in hard moments.

Leslie draws from several evidence-based approaches rather than using a single method. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness techniques to fit what a person needs. She often teaches breathing, progressive relaxation, and imagery to reduce immediate physical tension.

Her background includes work in hospital, school, and private rehabilitation settings, plus experience in disability case management and account management. Leslie also has a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Counseling from the University of Pittsburgh. Those roles shaped her focus on practical coping skills and problem solving.

In sessions she aims to listen, guide, and coach people toward clearer choices. She supports people who want tools for handling anger, workplace stress, parenting strain, obsessive or anxious thoughts, or the slow burn of resentment. Conversations tend to center on specific skills, short practices, and realistic behavior changes.

People looking for help with caregiver stress, aging issues, trauma and abuse, postpartum or pregnancy concerns, OCD symptoms, panic, or social anxiety will find these topics within her scope. Sessions are conducted in English and reflect an approach grounded in active techniques and mindful awareness.

How Leslie uses ACT, CBT and mindfulness online