Lesley Eckhardt, LCSW

Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 27 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, or life transitions. Lesley focuses on real-world tools and steady support so clients can manage symptoms and move forward.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change thought patterns that feed anxiety and low mood. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ideas to help clients clarify values and take committed steps toward them. Attachment-based ideas guide work around family history, foster or adoptive parenting concerns, and relationship patterns.

Lesley has a long background in crisis counseling, school-based work, therapeutic foster care, and adoption-related services. That range informs how she looks at both individual struggles and family dynamics when those issues matter to the person in therapy.

Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and rebuilding routines like better sleep and coping with emotional ups and downs. She also addresses concerns such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, codependency, and caregiver stress when they come up.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Lesley aims to offer steady, compassionate support while helping people build coping skills and make meaningful changes in daily life.

How evidence-based approaches fit into online therapy

Lesley often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT helps with worry, sleep problems, and managing strong emotions by giving clear practical steps to try between sessions.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when difficult feelings are present. Attachment-based work examines patterns from family history and helps reshape relationship responses and parenting concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and which methods feel most useful, and then tailor sessions as needed in a collaborative way.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions allow for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in. Live chat and text messaging can be used for shorter updates, ongoing skill reminders, or brief support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.