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Lesley Eckhardt, LCSW

  • Experience27 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Lesley

Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with a long history of supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She draws on 27 years of professional experience to help clients work toward clearer thinking, healthier relationships, and improved day-to-day functioning.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes compassion and acceptance while encouraging practical changes that reduce distress and promote growth. Lesley blends client-centered work with evidence-based strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches and attachment-focused therapies, tailoring interventions to each person’s needs.

Her background includes crisis counseling, school-based services, therapeutic foster care, parenting support, and adoption-related work, which informs a systems-oriented perspective that considers family patterns and developmental history. She offers guidance for challenges such as bipolar mood concerns, sleep problems, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD alongside a broad array of emotional and behavioral issues.

Lesley aims to collaborate with clients to identify goals and develop skills that support resilience and meaningful change. Sessions are approached with empathy and practical problem-solving so clients can move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Lesley regularly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. ACT helps people clarify personal values and develop psychological flexibility so they can take meaningful action despite difficult thoughts or feelings, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like depression, sleep problems, and anxiety by teaching practical skills and structured problem solving.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Lesley approaches that decision collaboratively. She will work with clients to explore goals, preferences, and responses to early interventions and then adapt methods as needed so the treatment fits the person rather than the other way around.

Online therapy with Lesley is offered through flexible formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and access consistent support from a licensed professional without traveling to an office. The variety of formats also allows for different ways of processing material, from real-time conversations to written reflections that can be revisited between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lesley commonly address?
Her practice covers a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD along with related family and attachment issues.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Sessions are grounded in a client-centered stance while incorporating structured techniques from approaches like CBT, DBT, ACT, and attachment-based therapy to help build coping skills and insight.
How much clinical experience does this therapist have?
Lesley brings 27 years of clinical experience working in crisis counseling, school settings, therapeutic foster care, adoption-related services, and parenting and career support.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida with license number FL LCSW SW6616 and practices from that state.
Can I work with Lesley if I live outside the U.S.?
Lesley provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

GriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

27+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Lesley can help with

Lesley Eckhardt works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Lesley works with children, teens, adults, and the elderly.

How Lesley approaches therapy

Lesley's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, and Jungian Therapy.

Experience and training

Lesley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida.