Leslie McRae, LCSW

Leslie McRae is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings more than three decades of clinical experience to work with people facing anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, and depression. He offers a nonjudgmental, supportive approach that combines empathy with practical tools to help individuals better understand themselves and move toward a more satisfying, productive life.

As a gay male therapist, Leslie uses a personable and interactive style that aims to make clients feel both supported and appropriately challenged as they pursue change. His work emphasizes client-centered care while drawing on cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused strategies to address immediate concerns and build long-term coping skills.

Leslie schedules weekday phone sessions between 11 am and 4 pm. Appointments can be arranged through the website calendar or by contacting him directly. He also provides asynchronous messaging between sessions and commits to responding within 24 hours, often sooner. Although he checks messages in the evenings and on weekends, he does not offer evening or weekend sessions at this time.

Leslie’s focus includes stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationships, and career concerns, along with additional attention to aging and geriatric issues, codependency, gender dysphoria, HIV and AIDS related concerns, panic disorder and panic attacks, and social anxiety and phobia. He aims to help clients develop realistic strategies that fit their lives and goals, and he looks forward to supporting those ready to work toward feeling and living better.