Deidre McLeod, LPC, LCMHC

Florida · 15 years in practice

Deidre McLeod is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Florida.

License and registration

LMHC, Florida: MH 17470 · expires March 2027
LPC, Georgia: LPC012450 · expires September 2026
LPC, South Carolina: 5744 · expires August 2027
LCMHC, North Carolina: 17436 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1376860759 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Deidre

Deidre McLeod is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Florida. She brings 15 years of clinical experience and a calm, conversational style to sessions. Deidre focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues around parenting and self-esteem.

Her approach centers on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions are collaborative and practical.

Background and approach

Deidre listens for the emotions behind behaviors and helps people name and work with those feelings. She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and Jungian perspectives when useful. That can mean practicing grounding and emotion-regulation skills, looking at recurring patterns, or understanding how past experiences shape current reactions.

The work mixes short-term skill practice with deeper exploration when needed. Deidre has experience addressing a wide range of additional concerns, including abandonment, attachment issues, blended family tensions, body image, caregiving strain, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, and coping with life changes such as divorce or illness.

She tailors each plan to the person in front of her rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. People who meet with Deidre can expect a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate space to talk through difficult topics and learn concrete ways to manage emotions and relationships.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Deidre lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
ADHD
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family problems
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Deidre names

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Online support

Emotion work and practical skills online

Deidre uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people identify and work with core emotional experiences. EFT focuses on understanding patterns in close relationships and on naming and shifting difficult feelings to improve connection and self-understanding.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental dialogue and puts the person's goals at the center of sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolkit for teaching practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Deidre will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and comfort level. That may mean starting with skills training, moving into emotion-focused work, or combining methods across sessions.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls let sessions feel face-to-face, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or a quieter audio check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into real life and keep continuity of care when needed.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, anger, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and interactive. She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches to address feelings and behavior.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns and life transitions.

What credentials and location apply?

She holds the LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in Florida.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online therapy.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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