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Leonardo Marin

Compassionate, goal-focused support for change

LMHC Florida

Experience
5 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English, Spanish
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About Leonardo

Leonardo Marin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with five years of clinical experience. He draws on client-centered principles to create a supportive environment where clients can explore concerns and set meaningful goals.

Background and approach

Leonardo emphasizes listening, helping people identify strengths, and guiding them toward practical steps that fit their pace and priorities. His style blends empathy with action-oriented techniques, offering space for reflection as well as concrete strategies to manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and trauma-related reactions.

He also addresses challenges such as grief, sleep disturbances, parenting stresses, relationship strains, control issues, dissociation, and identity or sexuality questions. Sessions aim to increase insight and a sense of calm while building skills clients can use between meetings.

Leonardo offers services in English and Spanish and uses evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral strategies and EMDR when appropriate. Prospective clients in Florida who are ready to begin can expect a collaborative approach that prioritizes their goals and comfort while working toward clearer coping and greater emotional balance.

How Leonardo Integrates Approaches Online

Leonardo commonly blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered work to support online therapy. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new behaviors to manage symptoms like anxiety, panic, and mood fluctuations. Client-centered methods emphasize a nonjudgmental stance and active listening so clients feel heard and can clarify their own goals and values.

He may also use EMDR for trauma-related material when appropriate, which involves structured processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and associated distress. Together these approaches allow for both skill-building and deeper emotional processing depending on what a client needs. Choosing the right method is collaborative; Leonardo works with each person to tailor interventions to their goals, comfort level, and preferences rather than applying a single technique rigidly.

Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible and accessible. These formats allow clients to engage from home or other convenient locations, fit sessions into busy schedules, and maintain continuity when in-person visits are not possible. The range of options supports different communication styles and can help clients keep momentum between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Leonardo commonly address?
He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar and ADHD among other mood and anxiety-related difficulties.
How would you describe his therapeutic approach and style?
His approach is client-centered and supportive, combining insight-focused conversation with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and other methods to help clients reach their goals.
What is his professional experience?
He has five years of experience as a practicing clinician working with children, adolescents, and adults in therapeutic settings.
What credentials and where is he licensed?
He holds the credential LMHC and is licensed in Florida under FL LMHC MH15879.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
He offers services in English and Spanish. He is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderADHD

Additional focus areas

Control issuesDissociationGuilt and shameMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish