Leslie Tan, LMHC
Leslie Tan is a licensed mental health counselor who offers individual therapy in English and Spanish via telehealth for adults in New York exploring identity, relationships, anxiety, and life transitions.
Leslie helps adults get curious about themselves without the pressure to have it all figured out first. With five years of clinical experience, she works with people navigating anxiety, identity, relationships, and the turning points where life stops feeling quite right. She is especially passionate about supporting LGBTQ+ clients of color as they explore who they are and how they want to move through the world.
Who Leslie works with
Leslie supports clients facing anxiety, identity exploration, relationship and family concerns, and major life transitions. She has particular experience with the coming-out process and everything that follows it, the shifts in family, friendships, and self-understanding that come afterward. She also works well with people who tend toward people-pleasing and struggle to set boundaries, helping them find room to honor what they actually need.
How Leslie approaches therapy
Her approach is relational, strengths-based, and LGBTQ+ affirming. She primarily draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and folds in solution-focused work depending on what a client needs. For Leslie, the relationship itself is part of the work, a place to notice patterns, explore different parts of your identity, and make sense of where your thoughts and feelings come from, all without judgment.
What Leslie’s sessions feel like
Warm, conversational, and collaborative. Leslie wants therapy to feel like a space where you can be yourself. She meets clients with compassion and will gently offer a different perspective when it helps, always in a way that stays supportive and true to who you are.
A note from Leslie
Starting therapy can feel vulnerable, especially when you are meeting someone new and may not know where to begin. You do not need the right words or a clear plan. We can start wherever you are and take the time to understand what has been weighing on you. My hope is that therapy becomes a space where you feel understood, get curious about yourself, and gradually feel more comfortable showing up as who you are.
Leslie earned her Master of Arts in mental health counseling from The City College of New York (CUNY). She is a licensed mental health counselor in New York (LMHC). She sees clients in English and Spanish.
Leslie works as an individual therapist at You Can Do It, PLLC. Book a session to get started, or read more about the practice on our About page.
