{"id":435,"date":"2023-07-16T18:06:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesliejdorsett.com\/?page_id=435"},"modified":"2023-07-21T19:41:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T19:41:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lesliejdorsett.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"435\" class=\"elementor elementor-435\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40c767ef elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40c767ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26a7ae5e\" data-id=\"26a7ae5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-662ea735 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662ea735\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a9eadc2\" data-id=\"4a9eadc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3edd0f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3edd0f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leslie J. Dorsett<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-709c637d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"709c637d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-550acac8\" data-id=\"550acac8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdceec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cdceec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Leslie J. Dorsett is a native of sunny South Florida and a recent retiree from the sixth-largest school district in the United States. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a sincere interest in producing inspirational works that showcase human emotions and our ability to overcome life\u2019s adversities. With over 25 years of experience in counseling, Leslie\u2019s passion is to entertain <em>and<\/em> inspire readers, which is evident in her writing. Her colorful characters embark on thrilling, heart-wrenching voyages that usually result in tranquility, restoration, and transformation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Leslie has a bachelor\u2019s degree in Speech Communications Education from Bethune-Cookman University. She is a National Board-Certified Counselor and holds a master\u2019s degree in School Counseling along with a Post Graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Saint Thomas University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-349dc265\" data-id=\"349dc265\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c4b2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37c4b2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/lesliejdorsett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LJD_Arms_crossed-removebg.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-651\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesliejdorsett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LJD_Arms_crossed-removebg.png 408w, https:\/\/lesliejdorsett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LJD_Arms_crossed-removebg-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/lesliejdorsett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LJD_Arms_crossed-removebg-97x146.png 97w, https:\/\/lesliejdorsett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LJD_Arms_crossed-removebg-33x50.png 33w, https:\/\/lesliejdorsett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LJD_Arms_crossed-removebg-50x75.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdf5960 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdf5960\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a301b3c\" data-id=\"a301b3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c706798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c706798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Leslie enjoys counseling couples through relationship issues and supporting individuals as they move toward a happier, more fulfilled life. She is a happily married devout Christian and has two adult children and one grandson. In her spare time, she loves to read, write, travel, and spend time with her family and friends. 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