Leslie Sigala , LMFT

Leslie Sigala is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 12 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families. She offers care grounded in warmth and active collaboration, aiming to understand each person’s unique circumstances and to create treatment plans tailored to specific needs. As an LMFT, she is trained to address relational dynamics as well as individual mental health concerns.

Leslie has worked with a broad range of presenting issues, including depression, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, parenting challenges, child trauma, postpartum concerns, immigration-related stress, and domestic violence. Her practice also supports people coping with concerns around self-esteem, stress, addictions, intimacy, eating and sleeping difficulties, and mood disorders. She brings particular attention to multicultural factors and the ways that identity and life context shape healing.

Her counseling style is described as warm and interactive, rooted in kindness, respect, and compassion. She integrates multiple therapeutic techniques, including psychodynamic approaches, trauma-focused methods, cognitive and behavioral strategies, and parent-child psychotherapies, to match treatment to each client’s situation. Leslie emphasizes partnership in therapy and looks forward to supporting clients as they work toward their goals.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Leslie often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps them clarify their goals and values. This approach is useful for people seeking greater self-understanding, improved relationships, or emotional support during life transitions.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical approach that helps clients identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT can be especially effective for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns because it teaches concrete skills for managing symptoms.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are incorporated when clients need tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT-based skills can help people who struggle with intense emotions, relationship conflicts, or patterns of self-harm.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Leslie works with each client to evaluate needs, goals, and personal preferences, and she adapts methods over time to ensure the best fit for the individual.

Online therapy with Leslie is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied life situations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable.