- Goal-directed sessions
- Practical coping skills
- Values-focused work
About Lesley
Lesley Carter Roach is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are managing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life changes. Lesley also supports clients facing parenting concerns, career stress, grief, anger, and work-related issues. She aims to make sessions practical and goal-focused so clients can use new skills soon after a meeting.
Lesley offers a straightforward, individualized style. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals and build steps toward them. Sessions emphasize concrete strategies for coping, improving mood, and handling daily demands. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and client-centered work to tailor each plan.
Her approach also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify values and strengthen motivation. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas inform how she addresses relationship and attachment concerns. These methods are used together to fit each person’s needs rather than as rigid rules.
Lesley has a long history of working with adults through vocational and adjustment challenges. She also attends to special situations like traumatic brain injury and compassion fatigue when those issues affect everyday functioning. Her practice aims to help people build practical skills and a sustainable support network.
To begin, Lesley asks clients to define a few goals and then works with them to create steps that feel manageable. Sessions focus on real-world changes, skill practice, and steady progress over time.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Lesley uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. ACT combines practical actions with ways to accept difficult thoughts so those thoughts stop getting in the way of daily life.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with clearer, more useful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress because it gives concrete tools to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lesley will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then adjust methods to fit. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels doable and focused on real-life change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, schedule shorter check-ins, or avoid travel time. They also let people practice skills in the settings where problems actually happen, which can speed up progress and make adjustments more practical.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Lesley help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, parenting, career issues, grief, anger, ADHD, and related workplace problems.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Lesley uses a practical and individualized style that focuses on goals and skill-building tailored to each person.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of counseling experience working with adults around adjustment, vocational concerns, and emotional challenges.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Lesley is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to start working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.