Leslie Sakow

Leslie Sakow is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and big life transitions. She brings 21 years of experience working with Georgia residents. Her approach aims to make hard changes feel more manageable, one step at a time.

Leslie uses a mix of practical tools and creative methods tailored to each person. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness practices, and somatic techniques with expressive arts. That means sessions can include talk, guided movement, and simple art-based activities when helpful.

She also draws on positive psychology and supportive counseling to set clear, doable mental health goals. Clients work together with her to build mental health action plans. Those plans focus on small, everyday changes that add up over time.

Leslie emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where people identify values, learn skills to manage strong emotions, and practice new behaviors between sessions. This style is often useful for coping with life changes, trauma, ADHD, mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are shaped by what each person needs and wants to try. People who prefer experiential methods may do movement or visual exercises, while others may focus mainly on talk and cognitive tools. She supports planning and follow-through so changes can work in real life.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking small actions toward those values. Online ACT work often includes exercises to notice thoughts and choose value-based steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful cycles. In an online setting that can mean structured skill practice, worksheets, and short behavioral experiments. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm; brief guided mindfulness exercises and grounding techniques can be used during sessions and practiced between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals and preferences. That collaborative match is reviewed over the first sessions so the plan can be adjusted if something isn't working.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce commuting, and allow quicker check-ins when needed. It can support practicing skills in real life and using creative exercises like brief movement or visual tasks during a meeting. Ask about current session options to choose what will fit daily life and goals.