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Dr. Bruce Pedigo

Dr. Bruce Pedigo

LCSW, LMFT · Florida

Experienced clinician focused on relationships and family care

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  • Family and relationship focus
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Client-centered approach

About Bruce

Dr. Bruce Pedigo is a licensed clinician who focuses on relationship and family concerns, adoption and foster care issues, trauma, anxiety, and parenting challenges. He holds a Doctorate in Child, Youth, and Family Studies and brings four decades of practice to his work. He is credentialed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida. Dr. Pedigo speaks English.

He approaches sessions with a direct, compassionate style. He listens for each person's story and helps people name what matters to them. He emphasizes repairing relationships and restoring personal balance when life feels fractured.

In work with children and adolescents he considers broader family dynamics rather than focusing on symptoms alone. That perspective extends to adoption and foster care concerns and to attachment-related difficulties. He also supports people facing mood disorders, anxiety, addiction, grief, and major life changes.

Dr. Pedigo uses a mix of approaches to match the situation at hand. Expect practical problem-solving, skill-building, and attention to emotions and relationships. He centers sessions on listening, collaboration, and helping clients try small, doable changes between meetings.

Across his career he has combined social work and marriage-and-family therapy perspectives. This background informs his view that lasting change often involves restoring connections, clarifying roles, and helping people develop healthier patterns with those they care about.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions. Online sessions using this approach help people name attachment patterns, practice new responses, and work on safer, steadier relationships over time.

Client-Centered Therapy puts the client's perspective at the center. The therapist listens closely, reflects what he hears, and helps clients find their own direction. This approach suits people who want a respectful space to sort out values, decisions, and emotional priorities.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level. That choice can shift as needs change during counseling.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy life and reducing travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to keep regular appointments or check in during transitions. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking to learn what is offered and how scheduling will work.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting, ADHD, and related issues such as attachment and adoption and foster care.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He listens for each person's story and emphasizes genuine compassion. Sessions focus on restoring relationships, practical problem-solving, and helping clients try small changes between meetings.

What experience does he bring to therapy?

He has 40 years of clinical experience and a Doctorate in Child, Youth, and Family Studies, with long experience working around child, adolescent, couples, and family concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

He holds LCSW and LMFT credentials and is licensed in Florida. Sessions are offered in English.

Does he offer services in languages other than English or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.

How are costs and billing handled?

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

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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