Lesley Eckhardt, LCSW
Florida · 27 years in practice
Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a long history of helping people cope with stress, loss, and big life changes.
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) with a long history of helping people cope with stress, loss, and big life changes. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable and relationships easier to navigate. Lesley writes in plain terms and aims to make the first steps clear for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift emotional patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to support choices that align with values and to rebuild trust in relationships. Sessions tend to be conversational and aimed at small, sustainable changes. Lesley has worked in crisis counseling, school-based settings, therapeutic foster care, parenting support, and adoption services.
That background gives her experience with trauma, attachment concerns, grief, and caregiver stress. She blends that experience with a client-centered style that listens first and then offers strategies that fit daily life. People meet to talk through what feels hardest right now and to set simple goals.
Work may include building routines for sleep, learning new ways to talk about feelings, practicing coping skills for anxiety, or addressing patterns linked to family of origin issues. The focus is on what will help make everyday life steadier. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s pace.
Lesley practices in Florida and conducts sessions using a variety of online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
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
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- 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
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and shift the emotional patterns that keep them stuck. In sessions this often means naming feelings, noticing how emotions show up during interactions, and practicing new ways to respond so relationships feel safer and more connected.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and action. It helps people accept difficult thoughts and emotions while committing to small steps that align with what matters most, which can reduce avoidance and increase meaning in daily life.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current responses. This approach helps people understand attachment patterns and learn new ways to connect, which can ease worries about abandonment, trust, and closeness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and the issues at hand. That process may combine elements from several approaches and adjust over time as needs change.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions may be better when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, short skill practice, or when someone needs a brief support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work during transitions or schedule changes.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Lesley commonly address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and career or life transitions.
What is Lesley's overall therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then works with clients to set small, practical goals and strategies that fit everyday life.
How many years of experience does Lesley have?
Lesley brings 27 years of clinical experience, including work in crisis counseling, school-based settings, therapeutic foster care, parenting support, and adoption-related services.
What credentials and location information are on record?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use for therapy?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Lesley?
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