Lee Schlanger, LMHC

Lee Schlanger is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma and abuse. He also supports those facing addiction, anger, relationship strain, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, and other life changes. Lee aims to build a respectful, collaborative connection from the first session.

Lee brings five years of clinical experience and a direct, warm style to therapy. Sessions begin by focusing on a main goal and the symptoms that feel most urgent. He listens without judgment and works with clients to identify patterns and the root causes of distress.

He uses approaches that center relationships and emotions, including attachment-based work, client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical strategies, and emotionally focused methods. These methods are used to help people process difficult feelings and improve how they relate to others.

Lee values emotional processing and building trust. He describes his role as a collaborator who offers support, validation, and practical steps. He does not promise cures, but aims to provide a strong therapeutic relationship grounded in respect.

Lee lives in Florida and has experience with tele-mental health. Outside of therapy he enjoys animals, spending time outdoors, and following sports. Prospective clients can expect straightforward, caring conversations that focus on real-life changes and coping skills.

How Lee’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how early bonds affect current trust and closeness. It is useful for clients dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, intimacy concerns, and relationship strain.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client’s lead. This approach helps people feel heard and can be useful for depression, anxiety, and grief as clients explore their own goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers specific strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, mood problems, and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lee will work with each person to figure out what methods fit their needs and goals, and may blend techniques from different approaches as treatment progresses.

Regarding practical online care, his profile notes experience with tele-mental health, but confirm the exact session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people choose sessions that match their energy level - for example a phone call when bandwidth is limited or a video visit when visual connection feels helpful. These practical benefits often make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions.