Lesley Eckhardt , LCSW

Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 27 years of clinical experience supporting individuals and families through crisis, trauma, attachment concerns, mood and anxiety disorders, PTSD, ADHD, and life transitions. She brings a systems-informed, client-centered perspective that helps clients explore personal and interpersonal patterns, develop healthier cognitive and behavioral responses, and move toward meaningful growth. LCSW indicates she holds a professional license to provide clinical social work services and mental health treatment in the state of Florida.

Throughout her career Lesley has worked across a range of settings including crisis counseling, school-based programs, therapeutic foster care, parenting supports, and adoption services grounded in attachment theory. She has experience serving children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and multi-generational family systems, and has provided guidance in homeschool, academic, and career counseling as well as life coaching. Lesley focuses on offering compassion and acceptance as clients face challenges from the past and present that interfere with wellbeing and potential.

Her practice addresses a broad array of concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, sleep difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes. With a commitment to collaborative work, she aims to help clients identify practical strategies and insights that support lasting change and healthier relationships.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Lesley integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online practice to meet a range of needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people strengthen bonds, resolve abandonment or attachment wounds, and improve family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration, offering a supportive space for exploring self-esteem, grief, life transitions, and personal values. CBT addresses unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical strategies, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, sleep concerns, and coping skills development.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lesley works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, and together with the client selects or blends methods that best support progress. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these approaches to fit each individual's pace and needs.

Online therapy with Lesley is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide greater flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and receive consistent therapeutic support from a licensed clinician regardless of location within Florida.