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Madeline Libretti

Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday challenges

LCSW Florida

Experience
5 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Self esteem
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Madeline

Madeline Libretti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings a practical, team-based approach to therapy. She focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Her work emphasizes clear goals and usable skills so people leave sessions with things they can try right away. Madeline draws on the Gottman Method alongside cognitive and acceptance-based approaches.

She blends those methods with client-centered and dialectical techniques to match each person’s needs. Sessions often focus on practical strategies for sleep, eating, anger, and coping with medical or career-related changes.

Her background includes five years of clinical work in medical and primary care settings. Early in her career she provided mental health support in a hospital system, including work in maternal-child services and medical units.

More recently she has delivered short-term counseling in a primary care clinic and led virtual groups addressing pandemic-related stress. Madeline uses clear, collaborative steps in sessions.

She helps clients set small goals, try new coping skills, and track what changes. She also supports people through grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction challenges, and issues related to identity and attachment.

Therapy with her is conversational and focused on real-life problems. Expectations and plans are discussed together so work in sessions connects to daily life.

People who want straightforward tools and a steady partner in change may find her style helpful.

Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits

Madeline often integrates the Gottman Method with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online work. The Gottman Method focuses on communication patterns and practical skills for handling relationship stress, useful for intimacy and relationship issues. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches methods to notice thoughts and values-based action, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

She approaches treatment collaboratively, helping clients try an approach and then adjusting based on what feels most helpful. Together they set goals and decide which methods to use, so the plan reflects each person's needs and preferences rather than a fixed protocol.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people practice communication and see nonverbal cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging are good for quick check-ins, homework support, or ongoing coaching between visits. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She works with adults on issues like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addictions, sleep and eating problems, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. She combines client-centered conversation with practical strategies from evidence-based approaches.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has five years of clinical experience including hospital-based mental health work and short-term counseling in a primary care clinic, plus virtual group facilitation during the pandemic.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesNarcissismPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed in

Florida

Languages

English