Leah Petrucci, LMHC

Leah Petrucci is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 20 years in the mental health and social work field and more than seven years practicing at the master's level. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction-related concerns, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, grief, self-esteem struggles, and other life changes. She also lists work with LGBT concerns, intimacy issues, and bipolar disorder among her areas of focus.

Leah draws on a mix of approaches rather than a single model. She names Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and the Gottman Method among the methods she uses. Sessions emphasize setting clear goals, building skills for emotion regulation, and improving communication in close relationships.

She notes limits on some work she will not provide, including active treatment for certain Cluster B personality disorders and care for people actively using substances unless they are engaged in medication assisted treatment or have completed a detox/program. She also works with family members or loved ones around boundary-setting when difficult personality traits are involved.

Leah incorporates practical resources into therapy. She is familiar with 12-step programs and may suggest them as supplemental support. She also integrates spiritual or alternative approaches only to the extent a client wants that included.

Her practice focuses on collaborative planning. Clients can expect direct conversation about coping strategies, concrete behavior changes, and regular review of progress toward agreed goals.

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