Leonardo Custidiano
Compassionate, adaptable counseling for life transitions
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 7 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About Leonardo
Leonardo Custidiano is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of clinical experience working across residential programs and community-based family services in Florida.
Background and approach
He has supported adults facing addiction and mental illness, provided family counseling for parents and teenagers, and currently delivers prevention and family services for cases involving the Department of Children & Families. His background includes hands-on work with domestic violence, trauma, parenting challenges, life transitions, and substance use concerns.
Leonardo uses an integrative and flexible approach that mixes techniques to match each person's needs. He often draws from cognitive behavioral strategies when clients need practical symptom relief, and incorporates psychodynamic principles when exploring deeper patterns that influence present difficulties.
Across approaches he prioritizes the therapeutic relationship, a focus on the here-and-now balanced with important personal history, and collaborative goal setting to guide progress. Fluent in English and Spanish, Leonardo works with clients on a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, relationship struggles, and self-esteem concerns.
He offers multiple formats for connecting and frames therapy as a cooperative process tailored to each individual's circumstances and objectives.
Approaches in Online Therapy and What They Offer
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce distress and improve functioning; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and practical symptom relief. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to help people manage intense emotions and impulsive behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental observation of thoughts and feelings, which can support stress reduction and greater emotional balance.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Leonardo works with clients to explore their goals, preferences, and presenting concerns and will adapt methods over time so treatment remains aligned with what is most helpful. The therapeutic relationship and joint problem-solving guide decisions about which techniques to emphasize.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online therapy provides flexibility for scheduling around work, family, or mobility needs. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, access support from home, and fit sessions into a busy life while allowing licensed professionals to tailor the pace and format to each client's situation.
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Experience
7+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish