Leslie Sakow, LCSW, CSW

Licensed in Georgia · 21 years in practice

Leslie Sakow welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, mood changes, or difficult life transitions.

License and registration

LCSW, Georgia: CSW003580 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1558576579 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 21
Languages: English

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About Leslie

Leslie Sakow welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, mood changes, or difficult life transitions. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Georgia with 21 years of experience. Her approach aims to make hard conversations feel doable and practical for daily life.

Leslie blends talk therapy with expressive arts, movement, and visual techniques to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping.

Background and approach

She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness practices, and somatic work. Sessions are shaped to fit each person’s needs rather than following a fixed formula. She often combines mental health action planning with supportive counseling to turn goals into small, concrete steps.

That can mean working on emotion regulation skills, shifting automatic thoughts, or practicing brief grounding exercises between sessions. The aim is steady, manageable progress rather than overnight change. Leslie also focuses on concerns tied to trauma, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and feelings like emptiness, guilt, or shame.

She helps clients cope with natural or human-caused disasters and the ripple effects those events bring. Sessions are offered in English and delivered in several online formats so people can choose what works best for their schedule and lifestyle. The first steps are simple: complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session based on availability.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Leslie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Grief
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Emptiness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Mood disorders

Approaches Leslie names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and impulsivity. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help when emotions feel intense or reactive.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify what fits best based on goals, preferences, and how they respond in early sessions. That may mean using mindfulness and somatic exercises some weeks and CBT or DBT skills in others, with expressive arts or movement woven in when helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people see and interact in real time, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on the go, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging works well for ongoing prompts and short reflections between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and try approaches in ways that feel manageable.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

Her practice covers stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, ADHD, grief, self esteem, bipolar, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapy style like?

She blends expressive arts with evidence-based talk therapies like ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic methods to create practical, hands-on sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 21 years of experience working with people in Georgia and has developed an integrative approach over that time.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Georgia and also lists CSW as a credential.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick the format that fits their day.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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