Lesley Eckhardt, LCSW

Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 27 years of clinical experience focused on crisis response, trauma and attachment concerns, mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD. She works with a broad range of clients - children, teens, adults, elders, and multi-generational family systems - bringing decades of direct care across settings and life stages.

Her clinical style centers on a client-centered approach within a systems framework, helping individuals and families gain insight into personal and interpersonal patterns and build healthier cognitive and behavioral responses. As an LCSW, Lesley combines clinical training and real-world practice to support growth, resilience, and improved functioning in daily life.

Lesley has worked in crisis counseling, school-based programs, therapeutic foster care, parenting support, and adoption services that emphasize attachment theory. She has also provided homeschool guidance, academic and career counseling, and life coaching, drawing on those experiences to inform practical strategies for clients.

Compassion and acceptance are central to her work. Lesley aims to accompany clients through difficult transitions and long-standing challenges, helping them identify and release patterns that hinder progress and move toward more adaptive ways of living.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Lesley draws on evidence-based approaches to guide online work in a practical, accessible way. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and commit to actions that support meaningful living while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings - it is often useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns and early bonds, helping individuals and families understand how attachment experiences shape current connections and emotional responses - it can be particularly helpful for relationship, parenting, and adoption-related concerns.

Lesley approaches treatment collaboratively, recognizing that finding the right method is part of the therapeutic process. She works with each client to determine which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access a licensed professional from locations across Florida.