- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Leva
Leva Talton is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people handle stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship struggles, and grief. She brings eight years of clinical experience and focuses on practical steps families and parents can use right away. Leva speaks plainly and keeps sessions warm and nonjudgmental so parents feel heard and understood.
Leva blends mindfulness with goal-focused techniques to address mood concerns, ADHD, addiction-related issues, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based methods to help people change unhelpful patterns. Sessions emphasize skills you can try between meetings to ease daily pressure. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a Master of Social Work in clinical social work.
Leva holds the LCSW credential, licensed in Florida, and has worked across a range of challenges that often affect caregivers and partners. Her experience includes helping people navigate attachment and abandonment wounds and the stresses of blended family life. Therapy with Leva is collaborative.
She helps clients set clear, realistic goals and adjusts the plan as needs change. Parents can expect practical strategies for communication, boundaries, and emotional regulation. Leva encourages people to take small, manageable steps toward change.
Her steady, empathetic approach aims to make daily life easier and relationships more connected.
What Leva works with
Everything Leva lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Leva helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Leva lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Leva’s approaches translate to online care
Leva draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients change patterns that cause stress. ACT focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts while committing to actions that match their values, which can help with parenting stress and life changes. CBT targets thoughts and behaviors directly, teaching tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve communication.Choosing the right approach is a joint decision. Leva works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adjusts methods as progress is measured. That collaborative process means techniques can shift over time to better match what’s working for the client.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around parenting schedules, work hours, and other demands.
Questions people ask about Leva
What kinds of problems does Leva help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, and compassion fatigue.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, focusing on meeting people where they are and setting practical goals together.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Leva has eight years of experience working as a psychotherapist with a variety of concerns and settings.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and is licensed in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Leva offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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