Leslie Barton

Leslie BartonMarriage & Family Therapist, LMFT

Transformations Counseling Center

Santa Maria, CA 93454

$100
In-Person & Online

About

"I believe that each person has unlimited potential within themself! It is my role to assist a person in finding the answers to the dilemnas' they may be facing. Often someone is experiencing a high level of stress through a current life circumstance that brings up feelings or grief from the past. When this happens, part of the therapy process is to deal with the "unfinished business" to access more energy to bring to the present. As a Marriage and Family therapist, I focus on relationship issues including patterns of communication that can improve to develop more satisfying relationships too. View 6 Photos I am trained in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) which is a powerful tool when it fits the need. I also utilize what is called cognitive restructuring. This essentially means changing thoughts to change feelings. Research shows it to be more effective than medication in alleviating depression and anxiety.