Leslie Gray, LCMHC

Leslie Gray is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 10 years of experience supporting people through addiction, trauma, mood challenges, and life transitions. As an LCMHC she holds a state clinical counseling credential that reflects advanced training in assessment and therapeutic interventions. Leslie works with adults facing addictions and co-occurring issues, and also supports those managing anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and family stress, grief, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Her clinical work often centers on trauma and abuse, including experiences of physical, emotional, or verbal harm, neglect, or witnessing violent incidents. Leslie draws on an existential perspective that frames difficult experiences as part of a personal search for meaning, and she integrates person-centered principles that prioritize the client s own goals and strengths. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques, EMDR strategies, and mindfulness practices when they align with a client s needs.

Leslie approaches therapy as a collaborative process that balances insight with practical, short-term goals. She recognizes that strong emotions such as anger, frustration, or sadness can appear throughout treatment and encourages clients to allow those feelings while continuing to engage in the work. Leslie aims to help people process what is holding them back and move toward greater resilience and clearer direction in their lives.