About Us
Leslie Treviño Buckmaster, MSW, PPSC
Owner & Founder, Magnolia Rise Co.
Leslie Treviño Buckmaster is a social worker with over a decade of experience in child welfare, school-based counseling, and psychotherapy. Raised in a single-parent immigrant household as the youngest of six, she learned early how deeply environment shapes opportunity, lessons that continue to guide her work with students, families, and school communities today.
Leslie earned her B.A. in Human Development from California State University, Long Beach, and her Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. Her school-based training includes PBIS, social-emotional learning (SEL), restorative practices, and Boys Town’s Teaching Social Skills in Schools, grounding her work in trauma-informed, practical, and healing-centered approaches. She is currently a Doctor of Social Work (DSW) student at Simmons University, where her focus centers on leadership, systems change, and evidence-based school mental health interventions.
Her work is deeply personal. As a single mother supporting her neurodivergent child through social-emotional challenges and profound grief, Leslie experienced firsthand how difficult it can be to access meaningful emotional support within schools, even while working as a school social worker herself. This lived experience sharpened her understanding of the gaps families face and strengthened her commitment to building more responsive, compassionate systems of care.
Guided by both her professional expertise and personal journey, Leslie founded Magnolia Rise Co., a Latina-owned practice dedicated to helping schools cultivate resilient, connected, and emotionally supportive communities. Through trauma-informed SEL education, restorative practices, and holistic wellness frameworks, she partners with districts and non-public schools to strengthen schoolwide mental health systems so every student feels seen, valued, and supported.
At her core, Leslie believes that when emotional wellness is nurtured from the roots up, entire communities are able to rise.