Leslie Morgan

I am a psychotherapist with over 10 years experience in clinical care. I have an LCSW and MDIV which allows me to help clients as a whole person while honoring their mental and spiritual wellness. I specialize in the treatment of adult neurodivergent individuals across the spectrums of ADHD, Autism, Bipolar, and BPD. I am trained in adherent intensive DBT as well as EMDR for trauma treatment. These two modalities give me the tools to help Clients control their own minds, increase their resilience, reduce their trauma symptoms, and build lives they are eager and excited to live. I have walked alongside clients in crisis for most of my career and I considerate it an honor to help them through those dark moments. "Crisis" means something different for each individual and I value helping each client in their specific time of need.

First, I think the human brain is sexy. I'm fascinated by it and I just can't get enough research, information, or observation of it. This means that my sessions are often educational or didactic because I love sharing information with my clients. When science teaches us something new about the brain it often helps explain why we do what we do, which is the first step to affecting change in our lives.

As a Clinical social worker, I value client driven therapy. I believe that our time together is your time, that you are the only one who can affect change in your life, that you probably have all the strengths you need to make change, and that I am just a resource in that process. I also recognize that our environments contribute to our health on all levels and that we are never separate from the people and places in our lives.

I know that my clients are the experts about their lives and I honor their experiences by practicing humility and seeking understanding. I know that you are already doing your best, that we all want to do better, that every person has value and worth no matter their choices or circumstances, that repair is possible even when it feels otherwise, and that things are usually "both/and" instead of "either/or." I believe that we can heal our minds, bodies, souls, and relationships with the right tools.

I always hope my clients walk away from a session with tangible tools and skills to use in their daily lives. If we are working with DBT together those skills will be practical and come with handouts to help learn them. Some DBT services include phone coaching and skills classes to increase Clients' skillfulness as quickly and efficiently as possible. EMDR is often about uncovering the beliefs and prompting events that flood the nervous system and then processing them away to help the brain heal.