Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Bruce works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LMFT
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Bruce
Dr. Bruce Pedigo is a Florida-based therapist who helps people manage anger along with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, and addiction. He brings 40 years of clinical experience and holds the credentials LCSW and LMFT.
He aims to listen first and understand each person's story before suggesting next steps. He uses straightforward, people-focused methods. Sessions focus on practical skills for handling strong emotions, improving communication, and changing patterns that keep problems alive.
Background and approach
He also supports work on parenting challenges, sleep and eating concerns, grief, and career stress. Dr. Pedigo blends approaches to match a person’s needs.
He draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns, client-centered listening to clarify goals, and cognitive behavioral techniques to shift thoughts and habits. Mindfulness and dialectical skills are used for emotion regulation and coping. He describes his work as collaborative and grounded in compassion.
Clients can expect a therapist who listens, asks clear questions, and helps set realistic, step-by-step goals. The style is direct but warm, with attention to how family patterns affect individual concerns. Dr.
Pedigo holds a doctorate focused on child, youth, and family studies and is licensed in Florida as a Clinical Social Worker and a Marriage and Family Therapist. He offers sessions in English and provides video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging formats. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to pair people with a schedule that fits them.
What Bruce works with
Everything Bruce lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Bruce's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Bruce lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions. Online sessions can identify those patterns and work on changing how people relate to others and to themselves. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce anger, anxiety, and mood problems. DBT and mindfulness techniques help with emotion regulation by teaching grounding, distress-tolerance, and breathing or attention exercises.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and what feels useful, then combine methods that match those needs. This is a collaborative plan that can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face for structured sessions. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is low or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, more frequent exchanges that fit around work, school, or parenting duties. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the therapist's methods to address anger, relationships, and daily stress.
Questions people ask about Bruce
What concerns does Dr. Pedigo help with?
He supports people managing anger, stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma, depression, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, and related concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His approach is collaborative and straightforward. He listens closely, asks practical questions, and works with clients to set step-by-step goals.
What is his clinical background?
He brings 40 years of experience and a doctorate in child, youth, and family studies, with a long history of working on family and individual issues.
What credentials and location apply?
He holds Florida LCSW and FL LMFT credentials and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported and can he see clients abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
He works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.