Lee Schlanger, LMHC

Lee Schlanger is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people navigate anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addictions. He also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and other life changes. Lee brings a warm, inviting approach that focuses on building a strong connection first. Sessions start by identifying immediate concerns and what matters most to the client.

Lee keeps things collaborative and straightforward. He listens without judgment and helps people name the feelings that feel overwhelming. From there he works to find patterns and the root causes of distress. He aims to help clients process emotions and rebuild a sense of balance.

His work draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered practice to strengthen relationship skills and emotional connection. He also uses cognitive behavioral tools and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills and manage intense emotions. Emotionally-focused ideas guide work on intimacy and communication concerns.

Lee has practiced since 2017 and holds the LMHC credential in Florida. He has experience supporting people through substance use recovery, anger management, and family-of-origin issues. He also addresses abandonment, attachment challenges, body image concerns, caregiving stress, and related co-morbid issues.

Lee accepts international clients and conducts telehealth sessions as part of his practice. He describes his role as supportive and collaborative, aiming to create a respectful space where people can work through distress and move toward clearer goals.

How Lee’s approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and reactions. Online sessions can help people notice these patterns, practice different ways of connecting, and reduce anxiety tied to closeness or abandonment.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own experience and pacing. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so clients feel heard while they sort through feelings and decide what changes matter to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) gives practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. When feeling stuck by anxiety, depression, or addictive urges, CBT offers step-by-step strategies to try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Lee will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they’ll adjust methods as work proceeds so the plan fits the person’s needs.

The biography indicates Lee offers telehealth sessions, so confirm the exact session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people attend from different locations. Licensed professionals can use these sessions to teach skills, process emotions, and track progress over time.