Leah Petrucci , LMHC

Leah Petrucci is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with two decades of experience in mental health and social work. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and concerns related to LGBT and family matters. Leah also supports people facing trauma, chronic illness, caregiving strain, and major life changes.

Leah favors a practical, conversational style in sessions. She works alongside clients to name goals and tries different approaches until something feels useful. Sessions are focused on clear steps you can try between meetings as well as time to talk through hard feelings in the moment.

Her background includes work across many community and clinical settings, and she brings that variety into her practice. Leah uses several methods instead of one fixed model, tailoring sessions to each person's needs. She can recommend community resources and mutual-help groups like 12 Step programs when they fit a client's recovery plan.

Leah uses Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavior, and Gottman approaches among others. She pays attention to how relationships and early patterns shape current struggles. That perspective often helps when addressing abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, or communication problems.

Clients who want to include spiritual or integrative options can do so to the degree they prefer. Leah notes experience with medication-assisted therapy for opioid dependence and will work with people on those medications. She does not work with people who are actively using substances unless they are in a MAT program, and she does not provide treatment for Cluster B personality disorders at this time.

Leah holds the LMHC credential and practices in Florida. She offers sessions in English through video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging.

How Leah’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships affect current patterns. In sessions this looks like exploring how you connect with others and practicing different ways to ask for support, which can help with abandonment, trust, and intimacy issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is practical and skill-focused, and it often includes short exercises you can do between sessions to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication skills; it is useful for strong emotional reactions and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Leah works collaboratively to match methods to your goals, needs, and preferences. She may combine elements of these approaches and adjust the plan as you notice what works and what does not.

Online therapy offers flexibility that fits many schedules. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be quieter and use less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging works well for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when sending updates between appointments. These options let people maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and health demands.