Leslie S. Tsukroff, MSW, LCSW is the Founder and Executive Director of Leslie S. Tsukroff, Inc. Her entrepreneurial journey began in 1999 with the opening of her first private practice location in Somerset County, New Jersey. Since earning her MSW in Clinical Social Work from New York University in 1993, Leslie has built a career grounded in clinical excellence, ethical integrity, and business leadership. She developed expertise on issues vital to private practitioners through firsthand experience managing a successful solo practice, working as an outpatient care manager for one of New Jersey’s largest managed care companies, and program developer for various mental health initiatives.

 

In 2000, Leslie expanded her work by launching Business Management Consulting for Mental Health Practitioners, a division of her company created to help behavioral health clinicians achieve their clinical, professional and business goals. In addition to her consulting work, she is a nationally recognized continuing education provider. Leslie is an ACE (Approved Continuing Education) provider through the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) and an approved provider through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). These credentials allow her to provide timely, relevant, practical, innovative and ethics-driven training to licensed mental health professionals across the country.

 

Leslie is widely regarded as New Jersey’s Premier Ethics Consultant. Her commitment to the core values of the social work profession is reflected in her long-standing service to professional associations and national initiatives. In 2018, she was honored to be appointed to a national NASW Task Force charged with revising the longstanding Clinical Social Workers in Private Practice: A Reference Guide. As one of six volunteer members, she played a lead role in developing the newly released Clinical Social Workers in Private Practice: A Reference Manual—a comprehensive and practical resource now considered a key text for both novice and veteran private practitioners nationwide.

 

In this role, Leslie authored or contributed to several critical sections, including those addressing professional wills, retirement and practice closure, minors’ rights, considerations for clinical work with minors, subpoenas, sliding scales, informed consent, practice agreements, and standardized record forms. Her work reflected both her ethics expertise and deep understanding of private practice. The opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across the country to help set the standard of care for clinical social workers was a career highlight. (Note: Leslie S. Tsukroff, MSW, LCSW does not benefit financially from the sale of this manual and was not compensated for her work on the Task Force. The manual is available for purchase at NASW Press: https://naswpress.org/product/53563/clinical-social-workers-in-private-practice.)

 

Over the past three decades, Leslie has remained committed to advancing the profession. She has served on multiple boards and committees, including the New Jersey Association of Women Therapists (NJAWT), where she returned in 2020 as the organization’s 21st President. She is the former Chair of the NASW-NJ Committee on Ethical Review, and has contributed to statewide initiatives focused on continuing education, licensure, managed care issues, and private practice concerns. In addition to her leadership roles, Leslie has supported dozens of colleagues through affordable consultation, supervision, and pro bono presentations.

 

Leslie’s passion lies in creating engaging, accessible, and applicable educational experiences for mental health professionals. She is known for delivering high-quality workshops that explore critical topics such as ethics, risk management, documentation, billing, private practice development, and navigating complex clinical decisions—always through the lens of integrity, client care, and best practice.

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