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Lee Schlanger

Helpful counselor for stress and relationships

LMHC Florida

Experience
5 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English

About Lee

Lee Schlanger is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and related concerns. He offers a warm, inviting approach that focuses on connection and emotional processing.

Background and approach

Sessions start with the most pressing concern and aim to make clients feel heard and steady. Lee works in straightforward, practical ways.

He listens first, then helps clients identify patterns keeping them stuck. He uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to shift unhelpful thoughts and from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation skills.

He also draws on Gottman Method ideas when relationship or communication issues arise. His background includes five years of clinical work as a licensed mental health counselor in Florida.

He has experience helping people cope after trauma, handle anger, and move through substance use recovery. He has supported people facing parenting stress, intimacy-related problems, ADHD challenges, and mood concerns including bipolar disorder.

Lee’s style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. He focuses on building trust and on practical steps clients can use between sessions.

Expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and real-world homework when it fits your goals. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients.

He provides counseling through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online sessions

Lee integrates Gottman Method ideas to help people improve communication and reduce recurring conflicts in relationships. Gottman-informed techniques focus on concrete skills like turn-taking in conversations, rebuilding trust through small interactions, and managing criticism and defensiveness.

He also uses attachment-based therapy to help people understand how early relational patterns influence current feelings and behavior. This approach can help people notice how they seek safety or pull away in close relationships and then practice new ways of connecting. Client-centered therapy is another core influence; it emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a supportive counseling relationship so clients can lead the work and set the pace.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, try methods that match your needs, and adjust as you learn what helps. Clients and therapist decide together which strategies to keep using.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and teaching exercises. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing check-ins, skill reminders, or quick coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue working on goals from wherever the client is located.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lee help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem problems, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and related areas.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is warm and inviting. He focuses on connection, emotional processing, and practical steps clients can use between sessions.
What experience does he have?
He has five years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor, working with trauma, substance use recovery, anger management, and communication or relationship concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (FL LMHC) practicing from Florida.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed in

Florida

Languages

English