Therapist profile
Leslie Mower Kimsey, LPC-MHSP
Tennessee
Licensed Counselor - Codependency and Addictions
Continue with LeslieWhere Leslie stands
- Credentials
- LPC-MHSP
- License
- LPC-MHSP, Tennessee / 7709
- NPI
- 1750765384
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Tennessee
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Boundary work
- Substance concerns
About Leslie
Leslie Mower Kimsey is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) in Tennessee with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and life changes. Leslie also addresses codependency and related concerns such as attachment worries, communication problems, and isolation.
Leslie uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions focus on concrete skills for managing strong emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving boundaries. She talks through what is happening now and what small changes might help day to day.
Her work often includes attention to relationship dynamics and sexual culture topics like kink and BDSM when clients bring those up. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, body image concerns, grief from separation or divorce, and the impacts of substance use. Conversations are direct and centered on what the client is trying to change.
Over five years in practice Leslie has guided people toward clearer communication and more reliable coping strategies. She relies on approaches that have research support and adapts them to the practical problems clients describe. Sessions move at a pace set by the client while keeping goals in view.
If you are wrestling with saying no, feeling overly responsible for others, or living around someone else’s moods or substance use, Leslie can help you sort priorities and test new behaviors. She sees people in Tennessee and conducts work in English.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Leslie typically draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change patterns and manage distress. One common approach focuses on building skills for emotion regulation and impulse control; it teaches concrete strategies to notice triggers, pause, and choose a different response. Another frequent emphasis is improving communication and boundary setting so people can state needs and limits more directly and with less guilt.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to what you want to change, discuss options, and try methods that fit your goals and preferences. Decisions about which techniques to use are collaborative and can shift as needs evolve.
The therapist’s biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing meetings around work or caregiving schedules. Online sessions can make it easier to keep regular appointments, have shorter check-ins when needed, and access a therapist who understands codependency and related concerns without changing your routine.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Codependency and related relationship patterns are included in her focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-informed techniques aimed at skills and pattern change. Sessions emphasize clear communication, emotion regulation, and boundary practice.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as a clinician working with the concerns listed in her profile. That experience shapes how she supports day-to-day coping and longer-term change.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Tennessee LPC-MHSP, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider, and she practices in Tennessee.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know whether in-person or remote meetings are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen plan and local considerations.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process connects you to her available appointment times.
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