- Person-focused approach
- Adoption and foster care
- Trauma and addiction
About Saskia
Saskia Charles is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 17 years of experience in the mental health field. She offers a practical, person-focused style that aims to meet people where they are and help them move forward. Her work centers on real-life problems such as anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship strain. She also supports those navigating adoption and foster care concerns and related family dynamics.
Before moving into private practice, Saskia worked across residential programs, in-home services, addictions treatment, and outpatient settings. Those roles shaped her approach and gave her experience with trauma, mood disorders, adjustment issues, and caregiving stress. She has particular exposure to blended family situations and LGBTQI concerns.
Saskia uses a mix of methods to fit each person’s needs. She leans on client-centered conversations to build trust, cognitive tools to change unhelpful thought patterns, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotions run high. Motivational interviewing and existential ideas also appear when exploring values and life direction.
In sessions she focuses on clear goals, simple coping skills, and steps people can try between meetings. She aims to create space for honest conversation and practical problem solving. Her background in addictions and trauma informs a steady, straightforward stance when working through hard topics.
She practices in Florida and provides services in English. To start, a person completes the site matching process and schedules based on availability. Saskia encourages questions up front so therapy fits each person’s life and goals.
How her approaches shape online therapy
Saskia draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-based space where people set the direction. That approach focuses on empathy and on understanding what matters most to the individual, which can help when sorting complex family or adoption-related issues.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical method that breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers simple tools for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday stresses. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when strong emotions and relationship patterns make it hard to move forward; DBT provides concrete strategies for managing intense feelings and improving communication.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Saskia collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for flexible check-ins on tough days. Licensed professionals can tailor pace and techniques to life demands so therapy fits into everyday routines rather than adding more stress.
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Experience
17+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapy style?
The style is eclectic and person-focused. She uses straightforward conversation, skill-building, and motivational techniques to support change.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of experience working in residential settings, in-home care, addictions programs, and outpatient services.
What credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Costs vary with location and availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.