Lesley Carter Roach, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Lesley

Lesley Carter Roach is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on practical help for everyday family and parenting concerns. She offers straightforward guidance for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, parenting challenges, and common life transitions. Her style is down-to-earth and aimed at parents who need clear tools to manage day-to-day pressures.

Lesley brings 20 years of counseling experience to sessions. She uses short-term, goal-focused work to build skills and routines that fit family life.

Background and approach

Sessions often center on small, manageable steps that produce change over weeks rather than vague plans that take months. Her approach combines evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. That mix helps parents notice unhelpful patterns, act on their values, and strengthen important relationships.

Lesley uses motivational interviewing techniques when people need a push to try new strategies. In a typical meeting she listens first, then helps set clear, realistic goals. She offers coaching-style direction when clients want practical problem-solving.

The emphasis is on what can be tried between sessions and how to measure progress. Lesley also addresses workplace stress, traumatic brain injury recovery concerns, compassion fatigue, and grief when those issues affect family functioning. Sessions are available in English and can be scheduled through the platform's matching and booking process.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Family and Parenting Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions consistent with those values, which can help parents manage stress and stay steady during family changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and to build routines that reduce anxiety and improve mood, useful for parenting routines and time management.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on improving important relationships by identifying emotions and changing interaction patterns. This can help repair closeness and improve communication between caregivers and other family members.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, try different methods when needed, and adjust the focus as progress is made. That way the work fits each family's schedule and priorities.

Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family routines, follow up between meetings, and try strategies in real time. Licensed professionals can use these formats to help parents practice new skills and track changes week to week.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lesley help with?

She addresses stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, parenting issues, career questions, grief, anger, depression, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and related workplace or traumatic brain injury concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Lesley uses a practical, goal-focused style. Sessions emphasize clear steps, problem-solving, and strategies you can try between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of counseling experience working with many common life and work-related challenges.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC MH5717, practicing in Florida.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Lesley offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Career difficulties

Also works with

ADHD
Anger management
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Grief
Parenting issues
Relationship issues
Traumatic brain injury
Workplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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