Leslie Warren, LICSW

Leslie Warren is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with a Person In Practice endorsement from the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners. She frames therapy as a collaborative process that empowers clients to focus on what they can control and to develop practical tools for improved daily functioning.

Before earning a Master of Social Work in 2014 and a Master in Rehabilitation Counseling in 2018 from the University of Alabama, Leslie spent more than 15 years working in social services within agency settings. She also has about six years of postmasters clinical experience in both private and public agencies, providing services to preschool and school-age children, young adults, caregivers, people with disabilities, and older adults. Her clinical work has included case management, individual and group therapy, and support for community and educational resource navigation.

Leslie focuses on helping people manage general anxiety, situational depression, and grief, including grief and anxiety related to death, disability, and infertility. Her therapeutic approach centers on client-centered principles while integrating solution-focused strategies, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of psychodynamic and Gestalt work. She emphasizes that clients are the experts on their own lives and works to set measurable, attainable goals that increase awareness of how behaviors and choices shape mental health outcomes.

Drawing on both personal and professional experience, Leslie is particularly committed to supporting individuals and couples facing infertility. She offers emotional and educational guidance to navigate the stresses, uncertainty, and grief that can accompany the path to parenthood. Throughout her practice, she encourages a respectful, nonjudgmental stance that seeks to empower clients rather than take away their personal agency.