Leah Petrucci
Experienced integrative counselor focused on practical change
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Leah
Leah Petrucci is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with two decades of experience in mental health and social work.
Background and approach
She draws on long-term clinical work across diverse settings to support people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy-related issues, and relationship concerns. Leah also addresses issues such as eating struggles, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and the challenges of coping with life changes.
Her practice is integrative and collaborative, blending evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with attachment-focused and client-centered approaches. Leah offers care for a broad range of related issues including abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication or control problems, dissociation, divorce and domestic violence.
She tailors treatment goals with each person and may recommend supportive community resources such as 12-Step or mutual support groups when appropriate. Leah emphasizes developing a strong therapeutic alliance and incorporates holistic perspectives - mind, body, spirit, and relationships - in the degree that clients prefer.
Her practice balances structured techniques and individualized support to help clients build practical coping strategies and clearer pathways forward.
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Leah often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and practical coping strategies. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore relationship dynamics and early patterns that influence current connections, which can help with intimacy, abandonment, and communication concerns. Client-Centered Therapy underpins her work as well, offering empathetic, nonjudgmental listening that lets clients lead the pace and focus of sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Leah works with each person to clarify goals and preferences, then blends methods to fit those needs so the plan evolves based on what helps the client make progress. That teamwork guides which techniques are emphasized and how sessions are structured.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life is busy or travel is limited, and they enable practical, ongoing access to therapeutic tools and support between sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English