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Leva Talton, LCSW

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Leva

Leva Talton is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Florida who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

She draws on eight years of clinical experience to help clients facing a wide range of emotional and life difficulties, including mood disorders, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, chronic illness and pain, and codependency. Her practice emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental stance that meets clients where they are and invites active collaboration on clear, personalized goals.

Leva integrates mindfulness with evidence-informed methods to address symptoms and build practical skills for daily life. Key methods in her approach include cognitive-behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment principles, dialectical strategies, and emotionally focused interventions, allowing flexibility to match each person's needs.

Clients can expect treatment plans shaped by mutually agreed objectives and adapted over time as progress is made. Leva encourages people to take the first steps toward change through steady, skill-based work and compassionate guidance rooted in professional training and years of hands-on practice.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online care

Leva often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and learn practical ways to act in line with those values while managing painful thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another common tool she applies to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete skills for reducing anxiety, depression, and behavioral obstacles. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) elements may be drawn on to explore important emotional patterns in relationships and to strengthen emotional connection and understanding.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to weigh goals, preferences, and responses to different methods and will adjust the plan as progress unfolds, combining strategies when that best serves the client's needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between meetings, and access therapy from different locations within Florida while tailoring format to what helps the client engage most effectively.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Her practice supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue, among other difficulties.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
She works in a warm, nonjudgmental manner and emphasizes meeting clients where they are while inviting active participation in setting and pursuing treatment goals.
What is her professional background?
She brings eight years of psychotherapy experience and has worked with clients across the lifespan on a variety of diagnoses and life stressors.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida with license number FL LCSW SW18948 and maintains practice in the state of Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not being accepted at this time.
What session formats are offered online?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and the therapist's availability.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepressionADHD

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Leva can help with

Leva Talton works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger management, depression, and ADHD.

How Leva approaches therapy

Leva's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Leva is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida, with 8 years of clinical experience.