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I offer a warm and safe environment within which we can explore your concerns and rediscover parts of yourself you may have forgotten. Together we will find alternative perspectives and solutions to problems that have made you feel stuck. Our work can help you feel more connected to yourself, to others, and the world around you so that you feel more balanced and fully alive.

My approach is integrative and holistic, based in cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal approaches and infused with mindfulness, an awareness of direct experience in the here and now which allows us to cultivate compassion and wisdom.

More specifically, I facilitate exploration of the interplay between emotions, physical sensations, and thoughts, helping clients draw strength from and make peace with this vital inner wisdom. Appreciation of our internal experience leads to greater clarity, a cultivation of better relationships with ourselves and others, more thoughtful action in the world, and subsequently, more satisfying decisions and outcomes. As we link our personal history to our current lives, we gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and we become free to change patterns of behavior that are no longer working. This process allows us to be fully present for all our experiences, and to enrich our relationships through authenticity.

My previous clinical experience includes 5 years working in the Fairfax County, VA community mental health system with a diverse population of clients, in regard to level of acculturation, age range, severity of distress, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

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For more information, call Leslie K. Dalton, Ph.D. at (703) 550-4056 or email her at DrLeslieDalton@yahoo.com