Lesley Eckhardt
Experienced clinical social worker and family therapist
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About
Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida with 27 years of clinical experience. She holds a state clinical social work license, which qualifies her to provide professional clinical social work services to clients across the lifespan.
Throughout her career she has worked extensively with crisis, trauma, and attachment concerns, and has provided therapy for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD. Lesley works with children, teens, adults, older adults, and multi-generational family systems to address issues such as stress, relationship difficulties, family conflict, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting challenges, anger management, self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
Lesley uses a client-centered approach within a systems framework, helping individuals and families gain personal and interpersonal insight while developing healthier cognitive and behavioral responses that support long-term growth. Her background includes crisis counseling, school-based counseling, therapeutic foster care, parenting supports, and adoption work with an emphasis on attachment theory. She has also provided homeschool guidance, academic and career counseling, and life coaching, and aims to offer the compassion and acceptance needed to move past barriers and toward fuller potential.
- Location:
- Florida, United States
- Years Experience:
- 27
- Gender:
- Female
- Languages Spoken:
- English
- Therapist of Color:
- No
- Communication Options:
- Phone • Video • Live Chat • Messaging
Specialties
Primary area of focus:Depression, Family, Relationship, Relationship, Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse
Other areas of experience: Abandonment, ADHD, Adoption, Aging and geriatric issues, Anger, Attachment issues, Bipolar, Blended family issues, Career, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Compassion fatigue, Compulsion, Control issues, Coping with life changes, Family of origin issues, Forgiveness, Foster care, Grief, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Obsession, OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Parenting, Post-traumatic stress, Postpartum depression, Pregnancy, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self esteem, Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual trauma, Sleeping, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women’s issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Therapeutic approach:Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Credentials & Verification
- Credentials: FL LCSW SW6616
- NPI Number: 1942899927
- License: LCSW (Florida) #SW6616 exp 2027-03-31
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How much experience does Lesley Eckhardt have?
Lesley Eckhardt has 27 years of experience providing therapy services.
Is Lesley Eckhardt a licensed therapist?
Yes, Lesley Eckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida and holds a state clinical social work license (SW6616).
In which languages does Lesley Eckhardt provide therapy?
Lesley Eckhardt provides therapy in English.
Where is Lesley Eckhardt located?
Lesley Eckhardt is located in Florida.
How can I work with Lesley Eckhardt as my therapist?
You can work with Lesley Eckhardt through Phone • Video • Live Chat • Messaging.
How much does therapy with Lesley Eckhardt cost?
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