Char Midkiff

Char Midkiff is a licensed mental health counselor with 14 years of experience supporting people through grief, life transitions, and persistent stress. She offers steady, practical help and focuses on restoring daily functioning and hope. Many clients seek her out for issues like anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, and relationship or parenting challenges.

Char draws on client-centered work and cognitive-behavioral ideas to keep sessions focused and useful. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to build small changes that add up over time. Conversations aim to surface what matters most and find realistic next steps.

Her personal life informs her practice. She has navigated blended family dynamics and completed a professional degree while raising children and working full time. She is also a two-time cancer survivor and has supported end-of-life care, experiences that shape a compassionate, steady approach.

In sessions she listens first, then helps create coping strategies that fit everyday life. That might include thought work, brief behavioral experiments, or short goal-setting exercises. The work is collaborative and paced to the client’s needs.

People who come to Char often want straightforward tools for handling anger, impulsivity, or stress. She helps with practical problem solving around career, caregiving, and adjustment after major life events. The aim is clearer thinking and more manageable days.

Char practices in Florida and offers services in English. She supports international clients as well and brings an emphasis on realistic, step-by-step progress. If a person wants steady guidance through hard moments, she focuses on helpful, reachable changes.

How Char’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on respectful listening and reflecting what matters most to the client. The therapist follows the person’s lead and helps them name goals and priorities, which can make sessions feel collaborative and focused on what the client wants to change.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and tests small changes to see what helps. CBT techniques are often practical homework tasks and brief experiments that fit into everyday routines, useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and impulsivity.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness skills to notice thoughts and physical reactions without getting swept away. These practices can reduce reactivity and support clearer choices when emotions run high.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will help identify which approaches match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions are a collaboration, with adjustments made over time based on what helps most.

Confirm the therapist’s current session options before booking so you know how appointments are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find the continuity of remote sessions helps keep momentum between meetings.