Leah Petrucci

Leah Petrucci is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She draws on 20 years in mental health and social work to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction recovery, relationship pain, grief, and issues that arise from trauma and abuse. Leah also supports people dealing with intimacy concerns, self-esteem struggles, and challenges connected to chronic illness or caregiving stress.

She aims to make sessions practical and straightforward. Leah blends several approaches rather than using a single model. She works with clients to set clear, achievable goals and uses tools that fit each person’s life. Topics in sessions often include boundary setting, coping skills, relapse prevention, and communication practice.

Her background includes many roles across behavioral health settings, which gives her experience with medical, community, and recovery-focused supports. She has particular experience with relationship dynamics involving narcissistic or compulsive partners and helps loved ones learn healthy limits and responses. Leah also draws on knowledge of 12-step and recovery communities when appropriate.

Leah uses elements of attachment-based work, client-centered care, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, and relationship-focused methods such as the Gottman Method. She also incorporates clients’ spiritual beliefs and integrative health ideas when clients want that included. The emphasis is on collaboration and building a strong working relationship to support steady progress.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand and change how they connect with others. It can be useful for attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, and improving trust in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and daily life. That may mean combining approaches over time and adjusting techniques to what helps most.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during workday breaks or other windows. Some people prefer shorter or audio-only check-ins when a full video session would be difficult, while others like longer video sessions for deep conversation. Talk with the therapist to arrange a session format and timing that fits your routine.