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 over seven years of experience at the master's counseling level. She works with young adults and others coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction recovery, relationship problems, grief, and identity questions related to LGBT concerns.

Leah focuses on practical, down-to-earth work. She helps people set goals and practice skills that address day-to-day struggles like managing anxiety, handling relationship conflict, or recovering from a breakup. She also supports people navigating chronic illness, caregiver stress, and life transitions such as job or school changes.

Her approach draws on several methods including attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, and the Gottman Method for relationship work. She blends these to match each person's needs rather than using one fixed method. Leah also integrates spiritual values and complementary mental health practices when clients ask for them.

Leah will not provide treatment for active Cluster B personality disorders, and she asks that people complete detox or formal substance programs before starting work on substance use, except when medication assisted therapy is in place. She is experienced with 12-step and similar peer support groups and may suggest them as part of ongoing recovery.

Sessions emphasize clear goals, practical tools, and building coping skills. Leah aims to work collaboratively with clients to improve communication, manage emotions, and make steady progress through the pressures of early adulthood and beyond.

How Leah uses therapeutic approaches in online work