Lesley Eckhardt , LCSW

Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 27 years of experience supporting people across the lifespan. As an LCSW she brings clinical training in assessment, therapy, and systems-based interventions to work with children, teens, adults, and older adults, as well as multi-generational family systems.

Her background includes extensive work in crisis counseling, school-based services, therapeutic foster care, parenting supports, and adoption services with a particular focus on attachment-related concerns. She has treated depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and trauma, helping clients develop healthier cognitive and behavioral responses that support long-term growth. Lesley combines a client-centered stance with a systems framework to promote both personal insight and improved family dynamics.

In addition to clinical therapy, she has provided homeschool, academic, and career counseling and life coaching, drawing on decades of experience to tailor interventions to each person and family. Her practice emphasizes compassion, acceptance, and practical strategies that help people break patterns that hold them back and move toward greater functioning and well-being.

Approaches That Inform Online Therapy

Lesley integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current emotional patterns and interpersonal dynamics; this approach can be helpful for people working through attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and family relationship challenges.

She also employs Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on creating a respectful, empathetic therapeutic relationship that helps individuals identify their values and move toward personal goals; this style supports stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them while clarifying valued directions for action - a useful fit for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lesley works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care across different life circumstances.