I am a seasoned therapist licensed in Florida with over 20 years of experience working with clients from a diverse background and age groups. I earned my Bachelors degree from Syracuse University in Psychology as well as a minor in Child and Family Studies. I attended San Jose State University for my Masters in Social work with a clinical focus on child and family issues. I have worked with clients in private practice as well as community and school based settings. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, parenting, relationship struggles, pre-marital counseling, life challenges, depression, and anxiety, to name a few. I am trained in providing trauma-informed care as well as working with clients facing perinatal loss and postpartum concerns. I am passionate about the work I do and empowering my clients. I am a culturally competent clinician who believes in treating everyone with dignity, respect, and empathy. As such, I tailor our conversations to meet each person’s specific and unique needs. I believe in empowering clients to find their voices to speak positivity and truth to their lives. While I primarily take a client-centered and solution-focused approach in treatment I employ a variety of treatment modalities that include, but is not limited to, psychodynamic, psychoanalysis, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness, and interpersonal. You have taken the first step in being here to seek support for your journey. Let me walk along with you and help you find the tools to empower yourself to achieve the change you seek. I look forward to working with you!

I applaud you on taking the first steps to address your mental and physical health. Seeking counseling is a major step in pursuing the life you desire. With over twelve years of experience in providing therapeutic interventions and consulting, I aim to provide guidance in areas where stagnation or obstacles hinder clients from performing at a certain level of normalcy. My counseling style is more of "let's have a conversation." I am a bit intrusive, pushing beyond the "one word" responses to delve deeper into the nature of concern. Notice I always say concern or issue and not problem for we are not trying to "solve problems" but address arising worries. Describing me is authenticity, honesty, a sense of humor, professional and sincere care for my clients. I believe in a holistic approach to wellness specializing in mental health, relationships, family therapy, fitness/nutrition, and much more. It is imperative for clients to understand they are a part of process included in therapy to not only feel better, but to also maintain a certain level of health through self-care once sessions are completed.

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.

Your story honors me As you have a path that is unique to you. I offer to walk with you … To provide support over rough ground, To offer tools for repair or new directions Or just a chance to tell your story. I bring 40 years of sobriety, 39 years of parenting; 28 years of working with children, adolescent, adults and families in the areas of mental health, substance use disorders and crisis stabilization in settings including outpatient, residential and inpatient. Personally, I also benefitted greatly from six years of therapy as I believe a good therapist has a therapist. Thus, my style has become intuitive over time instead of using just one type of therapy. My virtual toolbox includes genograms, recovery based therapy, motivational interviewing, empathetic listening, gestalt therapy, cognitive-behaviorlal theory, narrative therapy, mindfulness and tai chi. Areas of speciality include PTSD/Moral Injury/Compassion Fatigue; Substance Use/Abuse/Dependency; ADHD; LGBTQ+; Depression; Anxiety, Childhood Trauma and Family Systems. I especially welcome people who may feel marginalized or isolated in this time of heightened stress as we are coping with a pandemic. I offer to walk with you to provide support over rough ground, to offer tools to ease your path forward or just a chance to rest and share your story in safety.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida with 8 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, family conflicts, & coping with grief and loss. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

I am licensed in Florida with 6 years of professional work experience. I work with clients in a non-judgemental space to create the best environment growth can happen. Beginning the journey to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life is courageous. I am here to journey with you in that process with tools for addressing stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression.

I am licensed in Florida with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, coping with grief and loss, & intimacy related issues. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

I am licensed in Florida with 18 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with coping with addictions, relationship issues, anger management, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

I am licensed in Michigan (LPC & LMSW), Connecticut (LPC), Virginia (LPC), Texas (LPC), South Carolina (LPC Telehealth), and Florida (LMHC-Telehealth) with over 30 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

Hi! My name is Daniel, I am licensed in Florida with three years of professional work experience. It takes a lot to get to this point of trying to connect with a therapist; especially if this is your very first time. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, parenting issues, anger management, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. If you connect with these, then I would be honored to partner with you on your journey. Life can be challenging at times, or disappointing, or a whole lot of other complicated things. My hope is that I can help with figuring some of those things out with you and providing some guidance with how to continue with your personal life story beyond this moment you find yourself in. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. That part is really important; feeling safe is the key step to finding the place you want to be for yourself. One of the approaches I take involves getting to know your body's nervous system and how to help it feel more regulated to help you be where you want to be. Our nervous system plays such an intrinsic role in how we function each and every day. While I cannot guarantee any specific outcome of what may come from your journey with therapy, taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage, and I am would be happy to partner with you to help find some steps to get where you do want to be.

I am licensed in Florida with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, depression, family conflicts, anger management, motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

I am licensed in Florida with 8 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, anger management, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

I am a licensed therapist in Florida with 8 years of professional experience in the mental health field. Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of working in a variety of mental health settings, including residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient facilities for both mental health and substance abuse. This diverse experience has equipped me with the skills and insight needed to support clients with high-intensity needs and complex issues. I specialize in helping clients manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, navigate relationship issues, and build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. My approach is grounded in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I am trained in a variety of theoretical orientations including but not limited to: CBT, Person Centered Therapy, Couples therapy, Family therapy, and many other individual therapy modalities. I believe in the importance of creating a safe, supportive environment where clients feel heard and valued. In our sessions, I will tailor our dialogue and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. I understand that taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage, and I am proud of you for getting started. Together, we will work towards achieving your personal goals and enhancing your overall well-being.

I am a Christian counselor licensed in Florida and Ohio with 7 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

Hi. My name is Arlene Brett Gordon, Ph.D., and I am licensed in Florida with 25 years of professional work experience as a couple and family therapist. After a career as an early childhood schoolteacher, I became the director of Nova Southeastern University's Brief Therapy Clinic for 16 years and the university’s Medical Family Therapy Clinic as well. I retired from teaching therapy to work directly with individual, couples, and families using the strength-based, solution-focused approach to engage clients as collaborators in exploring positive changes possible in their problem saturated stories. I have expertise in helping clients with relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. I also work with coping facing major life changes. I help my clients work in an open and safe environment where they can explore their strengths and abilities, often ones they have not previously recognized. Deciding to sign up for therapy is one of the first steps towards positive change. Congratulations on engaging us to join you on this journey.