Lakesha Lingard, LMFT
Florida · 10 years in practice
Lakesha Lingard is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida.
License and registration
- LMFT, Florida
- MT3994 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1801563648 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- 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 Lakesha
Lakesha Lingard is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida. She brings a compassionate, down-to-earth style to sessions and helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationship struggles, and life changes. Her approach centers on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Sessions are conversational and tailored to each person’s situation. Lakesha focuses on understanding emotions, improving communication, and building healthier patterns.
Background and approach
Over a decade of clinical work gives her experience with trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, grief, and parenting stress. She also supports people dealing with body image, attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, and career challenges. Her work includes addressing eating and sleeping problems, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
Lakesha aims for a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can name what’s hard and try different ways forward. She blends talk therapy with concrete strategies such as emotion-focused interventions and thought-behavior work to help clients practice new skills between sessions. People who meet with her can expect a collaborative plan that matches their goals.
She helps clients set small, manageable steps and checks progress along the way. This practical focus is paired with attention to feelings and relationship patterns that often shape daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lakesha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lakesha names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and shift the emotional patterns that shape how they relate and respond. In online sessions this can mean naming core emotions, tracking reactions, and practicing new ways of expressing needs during conversations.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, while guiding clients toward actions that match their values. Online work often includes brief exercises, values clarification, and behavioral experiments between sessions.
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, empathic space where the person leads the pace of work. That stance fits well with remote formats because it centers the client's goals and comfort during calls or messaging.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lakesha will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they decide what to try, adjust plans when needed, and track progress over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls suit deeper conversations and real-time interaction. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not wanted. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
Lakesha works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting stress, and career-related struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a warm, interactive style that combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with practical tools from CBT and ACT. Sessions focus on feelings, behavior changes, and clearer communication.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 10 years of clinical experience working with people facing trauma, mood disorders, relationship challenges, and substance concerns.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - and practices in Florida.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and subscription 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 then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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