Char Midkiff, LMHC

Char Midkiff is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes and offers compassionate, practical support. Char draws on her own life experience, including caregiving and health challenges, to relate to clients with warmth and patience.

She aims to help people become mentally whole and healthier through straightforward, goal-focused work. Sessions often include problem-solving, coping strategies, and tools to manage mood and anxiety. Char combines elements of cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused methods with a client-centered stance to tailor work to each person.

Her background includes supporting end-of-life care, navigating blended-family dynamics, and personal experience as a two-time cancer survivor. That perspective informs work with issues like caregiver stress, grief, and life transitions. She also addresses ADHD, addiction, anger, and relationship or communication problems.

Char emphasizes practical skills alongside emotional support. She helps people identify small, achievable steps and practices they can use between sessions. Sessions aim to be a place to talk through difficulties and try concrete changes.

If someone wants to begin, they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Char welcomes international clients and works in English.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, accepting space. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's pace and priorities, helping people feel heard and understood and then planning next steps together.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses simple exercises and skill-building to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits, which can suit problems like depression, anxiety, and impulsivity.

Mindfulness therapy teaches methods for noticing thoughts and body sensations without judgment. Those practices can help with stress, overwhelm, and coping during health challenges or grief.

Finding the right approach is usually collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before. Together they choose or blend methods so sessions fit the person's needs.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep continuity of care while managing health or caregiving demands.