Leonardo Custidiano

Leonardo Custidiano is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. He brings seven years of experience working with people who face addiction, trauma, family struggles, parenting stress, and mood concerns. He speaks English and Spanish and aims to help clients find clearer steps forward in difficult moments.

He began his work in residential settings, supporting adults with mental illness and substance use issues. He later provided family counseling for parents and teens, and now offers prevention and family support for people involved with the Department of Children & Families. This background means he knows crisis points and long-term challenges many families face.

His approach is flexible and tailored. He uses a mix of methods so he can focus on symptom relief when needed and look deeper when clients want to explore roots of pain. Building a reliable therapeutic relationship is central to his work. He also emphasizes goal setting and progress in the here and now.

In sessions he may use cognitive behavioral techniques for immediate symptom relief, motivational interviewing to boost readiness for change, or psychodynamic ideas to examine patterns across a person’s history. Mindfulness and dialectical strategies can appear when emotion regulation or stress management is a priority.

People often come to him for help with addiction, parenting challenges, anger, anxiety, grief, career shifts, ADHD, relationship strain, and effects of domestic violence or immigration stress. He helps people make practical plans and take manageable steps toward their goals.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Leonardo commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in his work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, which can help with impulsivity, self-harm behaviors, and anger.

He also draws on mindfulness approaches to help people notice stress and respond differently. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

The profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find online sessions helpful for maintaining continuity of care while juggling family, work, school, or treatment appointments.