Leslie M. Aponte is a master’s in mental health counseling intern.
Leslie understands that people of all ages—children, adolescents, young adults, and adults—experience complex emotions and face challenges in expressing their needs. She recognizes that each stage of life comes with unique developmental and situational demands, and she is committed to helping clients navigate these experiences with clarity, self-awareness, and resilience. As a bilingual clinician and military spouse, Leslie also brings firsthand insight into the challenges of living abroad and being away from loved ones, along with strategies to foster healthy socio-cognitive and emotional growth.
Using a person-centered, strengths-based approach, Leslie incorporates solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help clients identify and build on the tools they already possess, empowering them to better achieve their goals.
She is seeking to work with children, adolescents & adults experiencing symptoms of adjustment disorder, depression & anxiety , and related challenges, helping them understand themselves and each other in ways that strengthen relationships and foster resilience.
