Leslie Kays MFT

Leslie Kays MFT My clients range in age from 3 to 93. This is what I would like to do for you! Then we can continue to build upon these your strengths.

As a psychotherapist with 25 years of experience, I have helped many people navigate through difficult times in their lives, as well as heal from unhealthy relationships and move on to healthy ones. They come to me with many issues, ranging from anxiety and depression, to parenting, substance abuse, and anger management. I feel privileged to have witnessed amazing transformations as I partner with

people to help create the highest and best for them. My approach is warm and supportive,with an emphasis on meeting you where you are, and creating a therapeutic plan that draws upon the strengths that become evident early in our work together. Although you may enter therapy feeling a lot of stress, it is my hope that remembering your strengths will immediately ease your anxiety. My methods are ecclectic…ranging from more cognitively based short term “solution focused” therapy to longer term “in depth” approaches. I especially love working with dreams and “active imagination”, when this is something the client would like. At this point in my life, I am especially interested in working with mature adults who are at a new crossroads in their lives..and are interested in finding and keeping healthy relationships–with family members and life partners. I am open to those who are seeking a spiritual direction in their lives, although this is not a prerequisite for working with me. Please contact me for a free extended phone consultation to see if I may be a good fit for you. At this time, I can give you more specific details about how I work. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy some of my blog posts.

Healthy Relationship Tips: How to Have a Good Relationship
07/29/2025

Healthy Relationship Tips: How to Have a Good Relationship

Whether you're looking to keep a new romantic relationship strong or repair a relationship that's on the rocks, these healthy relationship tips can help.

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." - Audrey Hepburn
07/28/2025

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." - Audrey Hepburn

Perhaps the most important part of re-emerging from our “caves” now that the pandemic restrictions are lifting is reconn...
07/26/2025

Perhaps the most important part of re-emerging from our “caves” now that the pandemic restrictions are lifting is reconnecting with friends and family. Many people have commented to me in recent weeks that they have come to a new understanding of the importance of relationships in their lives. Yes…. we can maintain our connections through our devices, but its not the same. We need the touch and the feel of others in our lives. We need the “in person” “relational field” if you will. Read more... http://www.anxietytopeace.com/2021/07/forgive-and-remember/

How to Have a Healthy Relationship
07/25/2025

How to Have a Healthy Relationship

Are you getting serious about a relationship and wondering how to ensure it's long and healthy? Or maybe you've had a committed partner for years and want to strengthen the relationship even more. Either way, while relationships are hard...

Take your time. Love is gonna come. Don't force it. Don't try to make it happen. Relax, take your time, and you'll know ...
07/24/2025

Take your time. Love is gonna come. Don't force it. Don't try to make it happen. Relax, take your time, and you'll know what it's there. My mom gave me that advice. - Victor Cruz

Human beings are remarkably adaptable. During times of crisis, such as wars, manmade and natural disasters, and, yes, p...
07/23/2025

Human beings are remarkably adaptable. During times of crisis, such as wars, manmade and natural disasters, and, yes, pandemics…we mobilize. Our collective human “brain” registers very quickly that there is a very real existential “threat”, and we learn to reset our brains to adapt to a new set of rules. The “rules” often permeate every facet of our daily lives…how we live, how we work, and how we play. Neuroscientists refer to the brain’s ability to adapt as “neuroplasticity”. This is an amazing skill that has allowed our species to survive and thrive. So what can we do? We want to get back into life again, but we are scared. Read more..…

Human beings are remarkably adaptable. During times of crisis, such as wars, man made and natural disasters, and, yes, pandemics…we mobilize. Our collective human “brain” registers very quickly that there is a very real existential “threat”, and we learn to … Continue reading →

Back-to-School Anxiety During COVID
07/22/2025

Back-to-School Anxiety During COVID

Heading back to school this fall might trigger separation anxiety for kids. Here's how to help them cope, no matter what the school year brings.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leap fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. ...
07/21/2025

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leap fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. - Maya Angelou

What does “Trauma” actually mean? A good working definition could be “any experience that comes our way too fast, too s...
07/19/2025

What does “Trauma” actually mean? A good working definition could be “any experience that comes our way too fast, too soon, and too much”. As human beings we are equipped physically and psychologically to adapt to a certain level of change in our environment, but if the change comes at us “too fast”, too suddenly, and with too much intensity, our systems become overwhelmed. The “overwhelm” is not really about the situation, per se, its more about our ability to react to the situation. Read more... http://www.anxietytopeace.com/2021/04/recovering-from-our-collective-trauma-reconnecting-to-a-full-life/

How Your Attachment Style Colors Your World
07/18/2025

How Your Attachment Style Colors Your World

While there are aspects of childhood we consciously remember, much of what influences our behaviors and ways of relating remains unconscious and automatic.

If you're with the right person, it brings out the best version of you. - Beyonce
07/17/2025

If you're with the right person, it brings out the best version of you. - Beyonce

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