Leonardo Custidiano , LMHC

Leonardo Custidiano brings practical experience from a range of counseling settings, including work in a residential program supporting adults facing mental illness and addiction. He has provided family counseling for parents and teenagers with behavioral challenges and currently delivers family counseling and prevention services for households involved with the Department of Children & Families.

Over the course of his work, he has supported people dealing with domestic violence, trauma, parenting struggles, life transitions, substance use, and the challenges of coping with mental illness. His practice emphasizes helping clients navigate both acute symptoms and longer standing patterns that affect daily life and relationships.

As an LMHC - a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - he uses an eclectic, integrative style that adapts to each person s needs. He may apply cognitive behavioral techniques when symptom relief is a priority and draw on psychodynamic ideas when exploring deeper roots of distress. Across approaches he prioritizes the therapeutic relationship, balances attention to the here and now with relevant personal history, and works collaboratively on clear, achievable goals to guide progress.

Therapeutic Approaches and Convenient Online Care

Leonardo often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce distress and build coping skills; this approach can help with anxiety, depression, and difficulties related to addiction or stress. He also integrates psychodynamic therapy when a deeper exploration of personal history and underlying emotional patterns is needed - this work looks at how past experiences influence current relationships and reactions. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these methods to cultivate present-moment awareness and enhance emotional regulation, which can benefit clients dealing with intense emotions or chronic stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and is handled collaboratively. The therapist works with each person to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and connect with therapists from home or other convenient locations, while still allowing collaborative, goal-oriented work.