Char Midkiff, LMHC

Char Midkiff is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Char emphasizes practical support and steady encouragement as people work toward feeling more balanced and capable.

She draws on an eclectic mix of approaches including cognitive behavioral ideas, client-centered listening, mindfulness, and solution-focused tools. Sessions are oriented toward clear, doable strategies that clients can use between meetings. Char also uses her own life experience, including navigating blended family dynamics and surviving cancer, to relate to people facing big transitions.

Many clients come for help with relationship challenges, parenting stresses, addiction and recovery concerns, or issues tied to caregiving and end-of-life matters. She also works with career stress, ADHD, anger, and questions about life purpose. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aiming to give practical coping skills along with emotional support.

Char’s background includes years of working while completing her degree and a career with the City of Orlando before moving into counseling full time. That path informs her focus on resilience and realistic change. She welcomes conversations about goals and helps people set simple steps toward them.

People who prefer a warm, practical counselor may find her approach helpful. She encourages prospective clients to use the platform tools to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to see if it fits.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the person. That approach helps when someone needs emotional support, to feel heard, and to set goals that match their values.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying new behaviors. It often involves short exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment and simple breathing or grounding practices. This can reduce reactivity and provide practical tools to use during stressful times.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods and exercises fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions are tailored and adjusted as progress is made.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not specify formats. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist during the initial match to learn which session options are available and which will suit daily routines best.