"Health Begins in the Mind."
Providing convenient, secure, virtual therapy to Florida and Illinois residents in order to meet you where you are.
Healing Through Conversation & Clinical Intervention
About Dr. DeLeo
Dually licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in both Florida and Illinois, and Licensed as a Mental Health Counselor in Florida, Dr. DeLeo has also been a Diplomat with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress since 2011. She is the founder of Fort Lauderdale Psychology P.A. and DBA: Heartland Psychology.
With over 18 years of clinical training and treatment experience, Dr. DeLeo serves to provide effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care.
Dr. DeLeo treats a number of mental health conditions and provides her clinical expertise to individuals looking to improve the overall quality of their lives including but not limited to anxiety disorders, depressive conditions, adjustment disorders, a full spectrum of eating disorders, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
She believes everyone deserves a private space to explore their inner most emotional experiences. Dr. DeLeo hopes to hold that space for you as you strive towards greater personal understanding, growth, and well-being.
Treatment Focus
Together we will increase your insight into how your past has shaped your present, improve clarity in thinking, and identify cognitive and behavioral changes for you to make in the present to improve your overall well-being.
Treatment Goals
The goal of psychotherapy is to help you heal emotional pain, transcend beyond your reason for entering into therapy, and move forward towards where you want to be in your life in the present for the sake of your future.
Therapy
Depression & Anxiety
Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common reasons for entering into psychotherapy which often coincide with uncomfortable feelings and resultant life obstacles. Through psychotherapy, we are able to help you begin to tolerate uncomfortable emotions as part of a full range of feelings, recover motivation, increase perspective, and restore joy in your work, love, and play.
Specialties
Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger as a result of traumatic events. As a Diplomat with the Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Dr. DeLeo strives to help you overcome these symptoms and guide you through the process of grief and healing.
Furthermore, Dr. DeLeo has years of experience of treating a full spectrum of eating disorders at various levels of care from residential to outpatient. She welcomes the opportunity to assist you in adjusting your thoughts and behaviors while developing a new relationship with food and your body.
Lastly, Dr. DeLeo holds a special interest in assisting high achievers, entrepreneurs, and physicians to restore and maintain psychological well-being
Let's put the pieces together.
Relationships
Relationship counseling can be beneficial to couples and families who are looking to enhance their emotional connection and communication, in all stages of their relationships.
Therapy sessions provide a supportive place to discuss relational issues and to create solutions to better strengthen your most important interpersonal connections.
Dr. DeLeo takes a strength based approach when working with couples and families.
