About Leonardo
Leonardo Custidiano is a licensed mental health counselor with seven years of experience in Florida. He has worked in residential settings and in community programs that support people facing addiction and serious mental health struggles. He also provides family counseling and prevention services to families involved with the Department of Children & Families.
Leonardo speaks English and Spanish and draws on his varied background to help people dealing with anxiety and related concerns.
Background and approach
Leonardo uses a flexible approach in sessions. He chooses methods based on what each person needs in the moment. That might mean using practical behavioral tools to reduce symptoms quickly or looking at deeper life patterns when needed.
He places importance on setting clear goals together and tracking progress along the way. Relationship building is a central part of his work. He focuses on what is happening now while also considering how past experiences affect current feelings and behavior.
Sessions are conversational and grounded in everyday life, with concrete steps people can try between meetings. He has experience helping people with addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, anger, grief, self-esteem, and symptoms of depression and bipolar disorder. He also supports those coping with life transitions, immigration-related stress, and impulsivity or personality concerns.
Leonardo offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. People interested in starting are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Leonardo commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in his online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Dialectical behavior therapy emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and reducing impulsive or self-harming behavior.He also brings mindfulness techniques into sessions to help people notice their thoughts and bodily reactions without judgment. These short practices can support emotion regulation and stress reduction during day-to-day moments. Together, these approaches offer both immediate coping tools and ways to address patterns that keep problems returning.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helping and what isn’t working.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins, quick coping strategies, or scheduling needs without a full session. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity during life transitions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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