Leslie Born, Psychotherapist

Leslie is a mental health professional who provides psychological services under the supervision of a registered psychologist.

Leslie Born, MSc, PhD is a certified member of the Ontario Association of Counsellors, Consultants, Psychotherapists & Psychometrists.

She utilizes her training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, or as she notes, ability to change "the musts" and "the shoulds" in our relationships and our thoughts using an effective counselling approach with lasting results.

Her therapeutic areas of expertise include emotional problems related to:

• menstrual cycles,
• childbearing, and
• menopause.

Leslie has a reputation as an effective therapist for women who experienced:

• pregnancy loss
• or a complicated delivery

Her counselling practice also includes both women and men experiencing:

• chronic illness,
• life role changes,
• grief,
• traumatic stress,
• marital or family conflict, and
• recovery from burnout.

Leslie has a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling (Niagara University) and a PhD in Medical Science (University of Toronto). Her research on irritability has been presented to international scientific audiences.

She is Assistant Professor (part time) at McMaster University where she participates as an Interpersonal Psychotherapy supervisor for Psychiatry residents, and is Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology at Brock University and Senior Lecturer in the Mental Health Counseling Program at Niagara University, NY.

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