Appointments Available Now: In-Person or Telehealth
What I Treat:
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Difficulties
- Body Image
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Eating and Food Issues
- Family Problems
- Gender Identity
- Hair-Pulling (Trichotillomania)
- Insomnia
- LGBTQIA+ Issues
- Life Transitions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attacks
- Parenting and Discipline
- Phobias
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Postpartum Depression
- Relationships/Communication
- School Refusal
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Skin-Picking
- Social Anxiety
- Social Skills
- Stress
- Tourette Syndrome or Tics
- Trauma
Special Interests:
- Athletes
- LGBTQ+
- Women’s Issues
- Work/Career
Intensive Study/Specialization:
- Attachment
- Behavioral Interventions
- Family Therapy
- Grief and Loss
- Play Therapy
- TEAM-CBT Therapy (David Burns CBT)
- Tourette’s/Tics
- CBT Certified through Academy of Cognitive Therapy
- CBT Fundamentals Certified through Palo Alto Therapy
- OCD Certified through Palo Alto Therapy
- OCD Foundation Behavior Therapy Training Institute
- Trauma Focused CBT (Trauma Level 2) Certified
- Child and Adolescent Trauma Certified Professional
- Complex Trauma Certified Professional
Florina Petcu, LMFT
Cognitive Behavioral and ERP Therapist
Florina Petcu, LMFT, brings a rich and diverse background to her work as a therapist. With roots in the arts and athletics, a passion for writing poetry and non-fiction, and a well-traveled perspective, she combines creativity and cultural insight with her clinical practice.
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT), Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional (CATP), and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II), Florina has over 15 years of experience supporting clients. She specializes in complex and developmental trauma, PTSD, attachment disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and other anxiety disorders. Florina is dedicated to providing affirming care for the LGBTQ+ community and fostering an inclusive, supportive environment.
In addition to her clinical work at Palo Alto Therapy, Florina is a psychology instructor at Foothill College. Beyond teaching students in the classroom, she has trained residential staff, private practice therapists, and students in clinical master’s programs at Palo Alto University (PAU) and San Jose State University (SJSU). Florina earned her MS in Clinical Psychology from San Francisco State University and her BS in Sports Psychology and Creative Movement and Drama Therapy from CUNY BA in New York City, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.