Lesley Bartick

Lesley Bartick is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and major life shifts. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier. Lesley draws on 15 years of experience to offer calm, clear guidance when life feels overwhelming.

Her work often centers on relationship concerns and self-esteem, and she also supports people facing postpartum and pregnancy challenges, caregiver stress, immigration-related difficulties, and the aftermath of separation or infidelity. She listens first, then helps clients set simple goals that match their day-to-day realities.

Lesley uses a few different approaches to meet people where they are. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness practices. She also uses client-centered techniques and motivational interviewing to help people find their own motivation and direction.

Sessions are focused on building skills for coping with life changes and improving communication. Conversations are practical and paced to the person’s needs, with an emphasis on small habits and realistic choices. Lesley helps people try new ways of thinking and acting, then adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Her style is warm and straightforward. She aims to help clients increase self-understanding, strengthen relationships, and move toward clearer life purpose. People who want hands-on strategies and steady support may find her approach useful.

How her approaches translate to online work

Lesley often combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage upsetting thoughts and take actions that match their values. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and choosing meaningful actions despite them, which can help with life changes and uncertainty. CBT targets thought and behavior patterns that increase anxiety or low mood and offers concrete techniques to shift them.

The choice of approach is a team decision. Lesley will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and invites feedback so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Confirm the specific online session formats available before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find virtual sessions helpful for maintaining momentum during life transitions and for practicing skills between meetings.