About Leslie
Leslie Patt is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. He brings three decades of experience to working with relationship and family concerns.
Background and approach
He aims to make the first step feel manageable for people who are worried about starting therapy. He focuses on relationship struggles, family conflict, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, and intimacy-related issues.
He also helps people facing caregiver stress and the emotional strain that comes with divorce or separation. Practical, clear conversations are a regular part of his sessions.
His background includes work in child protective services and an adult psychiatric unit, where he supported individuals through crises and care transitions. He also provided round-the-clock caregiving for close family members and collaborated with hospice teams during end-of-life care.
Those experiences shaped how he thinks about grief, guilt, and forgiveness. In session he listens first and adapts his approach to what each person needs.
He addresses religious or spiritual concerns when clients bring them up, and otherwise follows the client’s lead. He tries to keep language plain and direct so people can talk about what matters without jargon.
Leslie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to your situation. He combines practical problem solving with emotional support to help people improve communication, manage stress, and rebuild trust.
He works only with clients located in California during sessions.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Leslie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address relationship and family concerns. One common approach focuses on improving communication - it helps people spot unhelpful patterns of interaction and practice new ways to talk and listen. Another approach emphasizes coping with trauma and abuse by teaching skills to manage strong emotions and build safety in daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Leslie begins by asking about your goals, history, and what feels most important to you. Together you try methods for a few sessions and adjust the plan based on what works and what feels comfortable.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you keep face-to-face conversation when it matters, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging allow shorter check-ins or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving schedules, or daily life while still working with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English