- Client-centered approach
- Mindfulness practices
- Goal oriented
About Char
Char Midkiff is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are navigating grief, life changes, and persistent stress. Char says she offers hope, practical tools, and steady support as people work toward feeling more whole and healthy.
She combines client-centered care with cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused thinking. Sessions emphasize clear steps people can use between meetings. Char also weaves mindfulness practices into work on anxiety, mood, and coping skills.
Her life experience shapes her approach. She has navigated blended family dynamics and finished her degree while working full time and raising a family. She is a two-time cancer survivor and has supported end-of-life care for a colleague, which informs her understanding of loss and serious health transitions.
People come to her for a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting strain, ADHD, and career questions. She also highlights additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
Char aims to create a warm, practical space where clients can set goals and build skills. She emphasizes collaboration, helping people identify small changes that add up. The emphasis is on usable strategies and steady emotional support as clients work toward clearer next steps.
Therapeutic approaches and how online visits can help
Char uses client-centered work that focuses on the person's strengths and priorities. That approach means the therapist listens carefully and follows the client's pace while helping them set goals and make choices.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT, or a mindfulness practice fits best based on goals and preferences. This is a team effort and can change over time as needs shift.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since current options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or choose sessions that do not require travel. Many people find that having sessions around other life commitments helps them stay consistent with the work.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is warm and practical, blending client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to create clear steps forward.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Char brings 14 years of clinical experience and personal life experience, including navigating blended family dynamics and surviving cancer twice, which inform her perspective.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LMHC credential and is licensed in Florida.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking to be sure of the formats available for your needs.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.