Tremaine N. Leslie, PhD., LPC, NCC

Tremaine N. Leslie is an Assistant professor at NLU, Tampa, Florida campus. She earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Arkansas and is also a Licensed professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Arkansas, and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). Additionally, she earned two Master’s degrees and a Bachelor’s degree (Mental Health Counseling, Special Education, and Early Childhood Education) respectively, from the Prairie View A & M University in Texas. Dr. Leslie is student-focused in her teaching, employing constructivism and experiential learning in the execution of her content. She takes into consideration the learning styles of her diverse learners, ensuring that the subject matter is presented in ways that incorporate the learners’ experiences. Multiculturalism forms the underpinning of Dr. Leslie’s work, as she subscribes to the notion that all of our human interactions are multicultural interchanges. Her clinical work is focused on reducing stereotypes concerning mental health care and help seeking in minority populations, especially people of African descent. In her spare time, Dr. Leslie enjoys long nature walks, gardening, embroidering, dabbling in genealogy research, and reading for pleasure.

• Ph.D. Counselor Education & Supervision (CACREP accredited) University of Arkansas
• M.S. Human Sciences (Mental Health Counseling Concentration) Prairie View A&M University
• M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction – (Special Ed. Concentration) Prairie View A&M University
• B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies - (Early Childhood Ed. Concentration) Prairie View A&M University

• HSC510: Theories of Counseling
• HSC524 Intro to Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• HSC581: Counseling Internship I

• Multicultural Responsiveness
• Social Justice
• Tele-mental Health counseling
• Counseling Supervision
• African & African American Studies
• Group Facilitation
• Expressive Arts
• Child-centered Play Therapy

Publications

Perryman, K., Hoiun, C., Leslie, T. N., & Finley. S. (2020). Using sandtray as a creative supervision tool. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2020.1754988

Leslie, L., Vairez Jr. M. R. & Leslie, T.N. (2015). Validation of an instrument to measure students' perception of quality service at a Historical Black College and University (HBCU). The Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA), 30-38. http://ahea.org/conferences/2015-conference/ahea-conference-2015-proceedings/

 Leslie, L. & Leslie, T. N. (Submitted, September 2020). Establishing Reliability of the Leadership Capacity Questionnaire (LCQ) Part III. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning.

Presentations

Leslie, T. N. (2019, April). The impact of mental Illness on Family Members of Incarcerated African American Care-givers: A phenomenological study. African and African American Studies (AAST) Graduate Fellows Research Symposium. University of Arkansas. Fayetteville, AR.

Leslie, T. N. (2019, April). Mental Illness: The unspoken lived experiences of family members of Incarcerated African American Males. Southeastern Council on Family Relations Conference (SECFR). Bentonville, AR.

Leslie, T. N., Perryman, K., Hoiun, C., Trippe, J., & Finley. S. (2018, October). Playful Supervision: Counseling Interns Decrypting Professional Experiences in the Sand Tray. Annual APT International Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

Hoiun, C., Finley. S., Massengale, B., Conroy, J., & Leslie, T. N. (2018, October). Impact of Expressive Arts Techniques on Play Therapy Students’ Self-Awareness: A Phenomenological Study. Annual APT International Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

Leslie, T. N. & Valandra. (2018, September). Using the Minority Stress Model as an Integrative framework for Understanding the Impact of Intersectionality on the Lived Experiences of Queer Women of Color. The Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC) Conference, Portland, OR.

Valandra & Leslie, T. N. (2018, September), Using a Multi-systems Life Course Framework and Cultural Genograms to Promote Multicultural Counseling Environments with Black LGBTQ+ Clients. The Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC) Conference, Portland, OR.

Leslie, T. N. (2018, September) An Investigation into the Impact of Mental Illness on Family Members of African American Males. Black Mental Health Symposium. Charlotte, NC.

Leslie, T. N. (2018, April) An Investigation into the Impact of Mental Illness on Family Members of African American Males. College Council Research Roundtable Presentation. COEHP, University of Arkansas. Fayetteville, AR.

Leslie, T. N. (2017, September). Black Children and Eurocentric Education: The Necessity of Cultural Competence. Black Cultural Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

Leslie, T. N. (2010, July). Using storytelling as a technique to develop oral language skills in kindergarteners.  Prairie View A&M University College of Education Symposium. Prairie View, TX.

Email: tleslie1@nl.edu