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Lesley Eckhardt, LCSW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Lesley is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Lesley. View 82 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Florida

Recent reviews

Lesley made a huge difference in my life as she helped me navigate a difficult time in my life in a smart compassionate and productive healthy way. I am so grateful to have found her and really appreciate better helps platform. Highly recommend (and have recommended) to friends & family to try this out to help them grow and heal.

Reviewed November 2024

Lesley is amazing. We have been working together 3 years about, and she has been an asset to my life and my mental health

Reviewed May 2024

More about Lesley

  • 27 years' experience
  • Female
  • LCSW

Hello and welcome to BetterHelp! The journey forward begins with you, and you have made that first step to begin this endeavor. It is my hope that I can come along side you and help you navigate your journey by facing and overcoming challenges of the past and present that have been inhibiting you from reaching your fullest potential and becoming the best version of yourself.

My name is Lesley Eckhardt, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Florida with 25+ years of experience in crisis, trauma, and attachment, as well as depression, anxiety, PTSD and ADHD, working with children, teens, adults, and the elderly, as well multi-generational family systems. As a clinician, I utilize a client-centered approach within a systems framework, allowing for personal and interpersonal insights and developing healthy cognitive and behavioral responses that will lead to personal growth. It is my desire to provide you the compassion and acceptance that is needed to break the ties that are keeping you from moving forward.

I have worked in the fields of crisis counseling, school-based counseling, therapeutic foster care, parenting, and adoptions particularly related to attachment theory. I have also provided homeschool, academic, and career counseling and life coaching.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Depression Grief Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD Abandonment Adoption and foster care Aging and geriatric issues Attachment issues Blended family issues Caregiver issues and stress Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issues Eating and food-related issues Family of origin issues Family problems Forgiveness Guilt and shame Impulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Mood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Postpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirth Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-harm Self-love Sexual assault and abuse Social anxiety and phobia Somatization Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Treatment Approaches

  • 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

Licenses

Lesley Eckhardt's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942899927.

  • LCSW · Florida · SW6616 · Expires March 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Lesley Eckhardt

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

82 reviews

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Lesley made a huge difference in my life as she helped me navigate a difficult time in my life in a smart compassionate and productive healthy way. I am so grateful to have found her and really appreciate better helps platform. Highly recommend (and have recommended) to friends & family to try this out to help them grow and heal.

Reviewed November 2024

Lesley is amazing. We have been working together 3 years about, and she has been an asset to my life and my mental health

Reviewed May 2024

I absolutely adore Lesley and appreciate her therapy style. She gives me the time and space to share my current circumstances and concerns. At my request - (because I don’t want a therapist who is a ‘yes’ person,) she challenges me (by giving me food for thought) and gives me feedback that I need to hear and reflect on. Additionally, she has provided me with various techniques to work with my daughter who is a person with Autism. I would highly recommend Lesley.

Reviewed January 2024

Lesley has been such a lifesaver for me. She listens intently and has provided me with many resources to help with different aspects of my life. I have enjoyed our sessions and look forward to returning to FaithfulCounseling with her as my counselor when finances allow. She is very relatable and helped me to really process and understand the life experiences that I have had. Thank you Lesley <3!!

Reviewed January 2022

Lesley is a very experienced psychologist with strong Christian values , I would highly recommend her as a counselor.

Reviewed March 2021

Love Lesley’s counseling style; she makes me feel comfortable and safe.

Reviewed March 2021

Leslie had been very helpful in helping me in my journey in life.

Reviewed November 2023

Lesley respects my journey of healing. She asks good questions and allows me to process without any pressure. She is patient, caring, and compassionate. Her professionalism shows both her experience as well as her knowledge. She makes efforts to relate to my world. Her written responses are insightful and have helped me recognize my own barriers while ensuring me when I am struggling.

Reviewed August 2023

Lesley is a great therapist. She listens with compassion and asks follow up question to truly understand the issue. She has suggestions for things to read or do that have been helpful to me.

Reviewed July 2023

Lesley is very patient and understanding. She provides good, level-headed advice in a timely fashion. I’ve worked with her over the course of two years, and I’m very grateful for her help.

Reviewed May 2023

Profesional in what ever subject and need you have. Always honest and respectful.

Reviewed May 2023

Lesley is an excellent therapist. She is so compassionate and truly listens to me. She often is able to sift through my descriptions of my emotions and struggles and helps me to see the bigger picture and suggests mindset shifts and communications strategies I can use to overcome them. She has quite a few times found time for me in her busy schedule when I have needed someone to talk to in a more urgent and unplanned manner when I did not have a scheduled appointment. I've been in therapy on and off throughout my adult life, and I can definitely say she is the most skilled therapist I've had. She has really helped me to grow. I highly recommend her.

Reviewed April 2023

Lesley is a very relatable mom, wife, breadwinner, and a woman of faith. When I have struggled with my marriage, family issues, financial issues, my daughter’s mental illness and most recently grieving the loss of my oet, she has listened and has given me the strength and wisdom that I’ve been looking for. Through her sweet but stern way of communicating I am now a mentally stronger person, I would highly recommend her!

Reviewed March 2023

Lesley has been a large part of my recovery. I highly recommend her.

Reviewed March 2023

Lesley is such a caring and compassionate woman. She’s very understanding and provides a safe, comfortable space to open up in. She also provides her own personal experiences while helping you with yours, making you feel as though you’re not alone with whatever you’re going through. She’s just overall amazing. An amazing therapist and friend. 10/10 would recommend Lesley Eckhardt. I love her!

Reviewed March 2023

Best therapist I’ve worked with by far.

Reviewed April 2023

Thank you for your support

Reviewed January 2023

Lesly is loving, warm, and kind. She is very easy to speak to and gently provides support.

Reviewed January 2023

I was very skeptica about therapy but after working wouth lesley that has changed. She is very patient and understanding and compassionate and validates my feelings would definitely recommend her

Reviewed January 2023

I find Lesley to be compassionate, empathic and kind. She listens and responds lovingly and without judgement. She makes me feel validated and our sessions have been very helpful.

Reviewed December 2022

Easy to connect to and feel opening to

Reviewed December 2022

Leslie has been a great listener. She makes me feel very comfortable.

Reviewed December 2022

Lesley has been great so far! I don't have much reference as this is my first time doing therapy, but she listens attentively and asked insightful questions. I don't feel judged but rather understood. I would absolutely recommend her to all.

Reviewed December 2022

Lesley is amazing and she reaches out to me when she hasn’t heard from me to check on me!

Reviewed December 2022

Great experience so far! Easy to talk to and has been available outside the session appointments when necessary.

Reviewed November 2022

A wonderful therapist

Reviewed November 2022

I have had several therapists over the years and Lesley is by far the best therapist that I’ve had. She recommended several books and resources that have been very valuable. She listens and she genuinely cares about my well-being. I highly recommend her!!

Reviewed November 2022

After struggling to find a qualified in-person therapist for quite awhile, I'm so glad I turned to BetterHelp and got paired up with Lesley! Her expertise and guidance helped me to finally work through a lot of issues surrounding my divorce and my ex-husband's infidelity, as well as to begin learning how to be a better co-parent (and just a better parent in general) to my kids. I can't recommend her highly enough!

Reviewed November 2022

Lesley is extremely attentive both in and in between sessions, and offers insights expertly while at the same time feeling like you are talking to a friend. I would not have been able to get through the past few months without her. I have learned so much about myself and look forward to continuing with lesley

Reviewed November 2022

Lesley really knows how to listen. Her feedback shows thoughtfulness and contemplation, and has proven very valuable. I highly recommend her services.

Reviewed November 2022

Lesley is so wonderful, she made me feel super comfortable right off the bat and I truly love that.

Reviewed November 2022

Lesley listens to my concerns and helps me work through solutions. She also offers outside books and resources for me to read and ponder.

Reviewed September 2022

Pleasantly surprised; amazingly listens to my concerns; very courteous and understanding- a plus to the profession

Reviewed September 2022

Lesley is an amazing therapist and I highly recommend her to anyone!

Reviewed September 2022

Very helpful and gives me great advice for my needs

Reviewed September 2022

Extremely thoughtful and very comforting. She’s an excellent listener and doesn’t judge at all. I feel that I can be as open as I wish.

Reviewed September 2022

I love that we can relate to specific topics and I value her input and feel as though she has solid advice for me. Very happy to have been matched with her!

Reviewed August 2022

Very concerned about my needs.

Reviewed August 2022

Lesley has met me at my need and I am grateful to be working with her.

Reviewed August 2022

My therapist is very good and helpful.

Reviewed August 2022

Lesley is insightful and helpful.

Reviewed August 2022

Lesley is extremely personable, understanding, and nonjudgmental. It is obvious she’s incredibly knowledgeable and that she genuinely cares.

Reviewed July 2022

I have greatly appreciated my therapists approach, she is good at moving at the pace I need and offering suggestions that are approachable for my current mental state. She has good analogies and metaphors and I really think she’s a good therapist

Reviewed June 2022

She’s great

Reviewed June 2022

She is awesome and listens very well. Has many good ways and tactics to work on self behavior

Reviewed June 2022

Great

Reviewed May 2022

Keep helping me… because I unfortunately need it….

Reviewed May 2022

Lesley takes the time to listen to me and seems to genuinely care about my health and well-being. I am very grateful for the help that she has provided me thus far, and though I know that I will not be able to overcome my issues right away, I have confidence that my journey will be bettered by her guidance.

Reviewed April 2022

Lesley listened to me, was attentive. She really cared. She made me realize things that had been under the surface that I didn't know where there. She's honestly incredible and she has my trust and I'll only ever speak with her

Reviewed April 2022

Talking with Lesley is very much like talking with a friend. I enjoy her suggestions.

Reviewed April 2022

Great listener

Reviewed March 2022

Lesley is a compassionate therapist who has supported me through some of the biggest challenges of my life. She is very good at what she does.

Reviewed March 2022

Lesley has been an amazing support in my life. She listens attentively, is non-judgmental and makes valuable insights in each session that have allowed me to grow with each time we speak. She always extends herself to assist in between sessions in the texting feature on my difficult days. Overall an amazing experience

Reviewed February 2022

I don’t know where i would be without her!

Reviewed January 2022

Awesome listener. Seems to be an almost perfect match to understanding my life experiences and the ability to share some of hers that have similarities. Responds to my messages in a very expedient manner.

Reviewed January 2022

Lesley always tends to my emotions and feelings based on my part of presenting myself and opening up. She’s definitely seen me grow and understands my life a bit better than myself. Her expertise is very professional

Reviewed January 2022

Got me and did it fast, can’t recommend enough

Reviewed January 2022

Lesley has been a huge help to me since I joined BetterHelp. She is able to put into words exactly what I feel or am struggling with, something I struggle to do myself. Because of this, I know that she truly listens to me and understands what I am trying to convey. She is empathetic, encouraging, and gives practical advice to help me in my day to day life.

Reviewed January 2022

I have realized so many things about myself and how those translate to my relationships across-the-board. I am very grateful for having Leslie as my therapist for helping me really find my voice and find ways to honor my boundaries and honor myself so I could be a better person to myself , and to those I care about around me. Very kind and very informative I always look forward to each session.

Reviewed January 2022

Lesley is fantastic. She is deeply connected to solving the root of issues and wonderful at offering support. I appreciate her for all that she’s helped me through!

Reviewed January 2022

Lesley is wonderful and she’s offered me so much help with her visualization tool to heal past trauma. Highly recommend her!

Reviewed December 2021

So far so good. Although we are less than a handful of sessions in at this point, I find Lesley to be a deep listener, probing questions where it doesn't feel invasive, couched in support for where I want to take the session. I look forward to more sessions, I definitely need someone to lovingly challenge me where necessary, without me feeling like I'm being attacked. Lesley has the gift to do that and I walk away feeling better after a session with her than when I walked in.

Reviewed November 2021

Lesley Eckhardt is an amazing person and a very caring therapist. She respects her patients thoughts and ideas and is open to new ideas and makes us feel very comfortable talking about it which is really crucial! She is patient and let's the us talk our heart out! I really like talking to Lesley and it really calms me down. I would highly recommend her to others if given the opportunity. I really like her caring and loving vibe. :D

Reviewed November 2021

Lesley is a fantastic listener, who expertly guides emotional conversations towards practical solutions, while acknowledging and validating feelings. I've left every session thus far with a sense of empowerment and a list of manageable tasks to change my situation for the better, in small but meaningful increments.

Reviewed November 2021

Lesley is very understanding and very compassionate with her clients! I really really like her and feel comfortable with her as a counselor/therapist! She has been helpful with things during my short time with her offered from Bryant & Stratton college!

Reviewed November 2021

I have enjoyed my sessions with Lesley. She is understanding and offers good advice. I love her energy and I always feel better after our sessions together!

Reviewed November 2021

Lesley has been an amazing support in every way. She is a great listener and her comments are always insightful. I feel heard, understand, and always end the session feeling like a weight lifted. Looking forward to continuing our sessions and would certainly recommend her to anyone !

Reviewed November 2021

So grateful for her presence in my life.

Reviewed September 2021

The best person I ever meet definitely life changer :)

Reviewed September 2021

Lesley is so kind, smart, and understanding. I look forward to every message, session, and call with her! 10/10 recommend her to any & all.

Reviewed August 2021

Lesley is really awesome. Listens, allows you to talk through and talk out your issues. Provides really deep and insightful comments and helps you work through issues at your speed and your terms.

Reviewed August 2021

Lesley has been a great resource as I have navigated new changes in my life and the many changes happening in our world currently. I immediately felt comfortable talking with her and have found her support essential to helping me navigate these past few months. I highly recommend her as a therapist and plan to continue my own work with her as well!

Reviewed August 2021

I feel as though Lesley is digging at the root of my problems. Each session ends with me becoming more myself, more healed.

Reviewed August 2021

I am working with Lesley for the past couple of months. She is extremely nice. Doesn't rush through the session and has helped me sort through a lot of things already. I feel so much warmth talking to her.

Reviewed August 2021

She has a wide range of techniques and tools to share communicated through the lens of a respected friend! Always supportive, never judgmental and always makes herself available!

Reviewed July 2021

Lesley is a kind hearted professional respectable she listens very well and is able to give options of feedback advice she makes me feel better about myself of my plans she’s patient I definitely recommend her I’m glad I got paired with Lesley

Reviewed July 2021

Lesley is an all around awesome person. I have made so much progress with her help, including my relationship with God, my relationship with my wife, and learning to love myself again. I'm not very good with words, but somehow, she understands what I'm saying and where I'm coming from. She definitely has a gift.

Reviewed April 2021

Lesley is a wonderful therapist. She has always been supportive and available whenever I needed anyone to talk to. I am so pleased that I found her via BetterHelp.

Reviewed April 2021

In just a few weeks, Lesley has empowered me and helped me accept the truth after a very difficult break-up. Truly grateful for her kindness, compassion, and honesty.

Reviewed April 2021

I felt comfortable with Lesley right away. I wasn't sure what I wanted to talk about but soon into our call I was very comfortable and talking. Our session time flew by. I didn't realize I needed to talk with a counselor until we started talking - now I can't wait for my next session. I've been holding more stress in than I realized.

Reviewed April 2021

It has been wonderful working with Lesley. The comfort level and rapport made it seem as though I had met her before; I enjoy the support, concrete suggestions, understanding through the emotional moments, and yet also the ability to laugh and cry within moments of each other. I feel as though we dig deep and make progress each session and, in fact, look forward to the next session. She never rushes and I don't feel like we are "watching the clock." I am glad to have been connected with her and look forward to seeing how much we can accomplish together.

Reviewed April 2021

Absolutely amazing!

Reviewed March 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does Lesley Eckhardt offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Lesley Eckhardt works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Lesley Eckhardt speak?

Lesley Eckhardt speaks English.

How many years of experience does Lesley Eckhardt have?

Lesley Eckhardt has 27 years of experience.

Where is Lesley Eckhardt licensed to practice?

Lesley Eckhardt is licensed to practice in Florida.

Does Lesley Eckhardt accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Lesley Eckhardt does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Lesley Eckhardt offer?

Lesley Eckhardt offers clients 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, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Lesley Eckhardt?

Lesley Eckhardt can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Lesley Eckhardt?

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