Leslie Cross, MD, LCPC

Leslie Cross is a Maryland-licensed mental health professional with 25 years of clinical experience, bringing deep expertise to the treatment of stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and depression. She combines a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach with tailored dialog and individualized treatment planning to address each person's unique needs and circumstances.

Leslie holds the credentials MD and LCPC - MD indicates a Doctor of Medicine and LCPC means Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - which reflect a broad foundation in both medical and counseling perspectives. Her work also extends to related areas such as communication difficulties, isolation and loneliness, life purpose and midlife transitions, narcissistic dynamics, obsessive-compulsive patterns, panic attacks, seasonal affective disorder, and women’s issues. She adapts methods and conversation to fit the particular goals and preferences of the people she works with, emphasizing practical support and collaborative problem solving while honoring each person’s experience.

Beginning therapy can take courage, and Leslie recognizes that first step as meaningful. She focuses on building a therapeutic relationship grounded in respect and empathy, and she shapes interventions to meet the specific priorities and pace of each individual.