Kim Scheft

Kim Scheft is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor who helps people cope with anger, stress, relationship strain, and life changes. She keeps sessions focused on what each person needs and listens first. Her style aims to make it easier to talk about hard things and find practical steps forward.

Kim brings 29 years of experience to her work and draws on several familiar therapy methods. She uses client-centered techniques to follow the person’s lead and builds on that with cognitive behavioral tools that target unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Dialectical behavior strategies provide skills for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive reactions.

For couples and partners she uses ideas from the Gottman Method and emotionally-focused work to help people reconnect and handle difficult conversations. She also offers hypnotherapy and teaches concrete coping skills for stress and overwhelm.

People come to Kim for a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting pressure, intimacy issues, and mood disorders such as bipolar. She also addresses personality-related struggles like codependency, avoidance, and control issues. Conversations cover what matters now and what can change next.

She describes counseling as a collaborative process. Early sessions focus on understanding the problem and trying some practical tools. Over time the work shifts to building routines and communication habits that support daily life.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's concerns. It helps when someone needs a place to describe what feels hard and to have their experience reflected back. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down thoughts and actions into concrete parts and helps people try small experiments to change everyday reactions. It is often useful for anxiety, anger, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive behavior, which can be helpful for people who struggle with anger and mood swings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. That plan can change as progress is made, and decisions are made jointly throughout care.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins, or avoid travel time. It also allows people to use skills learned in session during real-life moments. Ask about scheduling, session length, and how remote meetings are arranged when you complete the initial matching questionnaire.