Lesley Schwam, LMFT

Lesley Schwam is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and focuses on practical strategies that help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addictions. Lesley also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, career shifts, and challenges linked to ADHD.

Lesley uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in sessions. She helps people identify small, achievable steps and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Early work often includes basic self-care, coping skills, and boundary setting.

Sessions typically focus on clear goals. Lesley supports clients in building short- and long-term plans and practicing positive communication skills. She emphasizes behavior change that can happen day to day and tracks progress in concrete ways.

Her background includes supporting people through trauma, PTSD symptoms, panic attacks, and major life transitions such as finding a new job or shifting roles in retirement. She also works with blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness concerns, and difficulties connected to family of origin.

People meet Lesley to learn coping tools, practice new behaviors, and move toward specific life goals. She guides the process with straightforward techniques and a focus on practical outcomes rather than abstract theory.

How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

Lesley uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT breaks problems into manageable parts so clients can test changes between sessions and see what helps. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and on what clients want to achieve next rather than on lengthy analysis of the past.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lesley collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. She will adjust methods as needs change and as clients learn which tools help most.

Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits the week. Many people find it simpler to keep momentum toward goals when therapy fits into their regular routine.