Leslie Sigala , LMFT

Leslie Sigala is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 12 years of experience in individual and family therapy. She has worked with people facing a broad range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting challenges, child trauma, postpartum struggles, immigration-related stress, and domestic violence. Her practice also addresses issues such as addiction, bipolar disorder, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career concerns, self-esteem, and intimacy-related problems.

Leslie employs a variety of therapeutic modalities, drawing from psychodynamic therapy, trauma-focused approaches (including CFT), cognitive and behavioral techniques, as well as Child-Parent Psychotherapy and Infant-Parent Psychotherapy when working with families and young children. Her counseling style is warm and interactive, emphasizing kindness, respect, and compassion. As a woman of color, she brings cultural awareness to her work and attends to multicultural and caregiver-specific concerns.

Her approach centers on developing a treatment plan tailored to each person or family, with attention to specific needs like postpartum depression, HIV/AIDS-related concerns, self-harm, and commitment or infidelity issues. Leslie aims to support clients through life transitions, caregiving stress, and recovery from past trauma. She works collaboratively to help clients identify goals and practical strategies for change.