Leonardo Custidiano , LMHC

Leonardo Custidiano is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) working in Florida. He brings seven years of experience across residential programs and family services. He works with people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and mood concerns. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. He began by supporting adults in a residential setting who lived with mental illness and substance use. He also provided family counseling for parents and teenagers with behavioral issues. More recently he has worked with families involved with the Department of Children & Families, offering prevention services and support around domestic violence and parenting strains. Leonardo uses an eclectic, integrative way of working. That means he adapts tools to fit what each person needs. He might use cognitive behavioral strategies when someone needs relief from symptoms quickly, or draw on psychodynamic ideas when looking into deeper patterns from a person’s past. Relationships matter in his work. He pays attention to how people connect with him and with others, and he sets concrete goals to track progress. He balances focus on the present with attention to life history when it affects current problems. Typical concerns he helps with include anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, ADHD, anger, and family conflict. He also addresses attachment issues, immigration-related stress, impulsivity, personality difficulties, and self-harm risk when those topics come up.

How therapy approaches translate to online sessions

Leonardo commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in his work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Dialectical behavior therapy emphasizes skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling interpersonal difficulties. Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. He works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different strategies and adjusting the plan over time. Confirm the available session options before you book, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow a shorter check-in when time is limited, and reduce the need to travel. Many people find remote work helpful for keeping continuity during life changes and for accessing care from different locations, but please confirm which session formats are offered when scheduling.