Lesley Eckhardt

Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 27 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, or big life changes. Lesley also supports those coping with parenting challenges, sleep problems, ADHD, and relationship or family concerns.

Lesley uses straightforward, person-focused work. She listens first and helps people name what matters to them. Then she and the client build practical tools to manage strong emotions, reduce unhelpful thinking, and improve daily routines.

Her background includes crisis counseling, school-based work, therapeutic foster care, and adoption-related services that emphasize attachment. This experience shapes how she thinks about family patterns, caregiver stress, and blended family issues.

Lesley draws on several evidence-informed approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. She aims to match methods to a person's goals rather than using a single technique.

Sessions focus on practical steps like emotion regulation skills, clearer communication, and healthier boundaries. Lesley also offers support for career and academic decisions, compassion fatigue, and navigating aging or caregiver roles. Her style is calm, direct, and rooted in real-world solutions.

How Lesley’s Approaches Translate Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept uncomfortable feelings while committing to actions that match their values. It can help when anger, anxiety, or life changes make it hard to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for stress, sleep problems, and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relationship patterns and how they show up now, which can be helpful for parenting issues, family conflict, and grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lesley will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is measured and needs shift.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. Online work can allow for shorter check-ins, follow-up sessions that reinforce skills, and continued support between in-person visits when that is helpful. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available.