Leah Petrucci, LMHC

Leah Petrucci is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 20 years in the mental health and social work field. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem struggles. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Leah draws on a mix of therapy styles rather than one fixed method. She works with attachment issues, communication problems, codependency, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and recovery after divorce or separation.

Her background includes long-term work across multiple organizations, which gave her a range of hands-on skills. She uses client-centered methods to shape treatment goals with each person. She also blends cognitive behavioral and dialectical techniques when those fit the concern.

Leah will not provide treatment for active substance use unless the person has completed a detox or treatment program, though she has experience supporting individuals on medication assisted therapy for opioid dependency. She is familiar with 12-step and other recovery groups and may suggest them as extra support when helpful.

Therapy with Leah focuses on building a clear plan together. She helps people set boundaries, cope with life changes, and develop skills to handle strong emotions. Sessions emphasize practical steps people can use between meetings.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Leah uses attachment-based and client-centered approaches as core parts of her work. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and can help with trust, boundaries, and intimacy issues. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experience, with the therapist following the person’s pace and priorities.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and teach practical coping skills for anxiety, depression, and anger. These approaches are presented in simple, step-by-step ways so clients can try new skills between sessions. Leah treats finding the right method as a collaborative process; she works with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than using a single method for everyone.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats Leah currently offers before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, provide quicker check-ins when needed, or allow for shorter phone-based sessions if that suits someone’s routine. Talk with the therapist about how to structure appointments to fit work, caregiving, or health needs so therapy works alongside daily life.