Lesley Eckhardt, LCSW
Florida · 27 years in practice
Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 27 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW6616 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1942899927 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Lesley
Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 27 years of experience. She meets people where they are and helps them face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and major life changes. Her style is warm and straightforward so a worried parent can read and understand what therapy will feel like.
Lesley uses a mix of practical approaches. She focuses on how people relate to others and to themselves.
Background and approach
Sessions often include talking through painful memories, improving communication skills, and learning ways to manage strong emotions and sleep problems. She also supports people coping with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes crisis counseling, school-based work, therapeutic foster care, parenting support, and adoption-related services.
That experience shapes how she sees patterns that repeat across generations and relationships. She draws on attachment ideas to help clients understand relationship patterns and build healthier connections. In sessions she blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques are used to clarify values and take practical steps toward them. The result is down-to-earth plans clients can try between visits. Lesley offers phone sessions, video calls, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
She works in English and practices under a Florida LCSW license. To start, a short questionnaire helps match goals and arrange the first appointment.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lesley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lesley names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Lesley blends Existential ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based work to address real-life problems. Existential work helps people consider meaning, responsibility, and choices when life feels uncertain or empty. ACT focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current ways of relating and helps people build more reliable ways of connecting.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lesley will talk with each person about goals, daily life, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress unfolds, keeping the focus on practical steps that fit the client’s needs and values.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared work on skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick verbal check-in is best. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates, try short check-ins, or get support between longer sessions. These formats aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does Lesley help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem concerns, career issues, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a client-centered, down-to-earth style that combines talking through problems with practical tools to change thoughts and behaviors.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 27 years of clinical experience working in crisis counseling, school-based settings, therapeutic foster care, and adoption-related work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to allow different ways to meet based on needs.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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