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 navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. Char draws on personal experience and professional practice to offer steady, practical support.

She uses plain, goal-focused conversation to help people notice patterns and try small changes. She listens for what matters most and works with each person to set realistic steps. Sessions are framed around what a person needs that week, not a fixed script.

Char blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused work. That mix lets her help with mood concerns, coping skills, and problem-solving. She also supports people facing grief, caregiving strain, cancer survivorship, addiction, and blended family challenges.

People often come for help with relationships, self-esteem, parenting stress, anger, career shifts, or feelings of emptiness. Char partners with them to build practical coping tools, improve communication, and manage overwhelming emotions. She emphasizes skills that can be used outside sessions.

Her background includes years of steady work while raising a family and navigating life transitions. That lived experience informs how she talks about resilience and recovery. Char aims to provide clear next steps and encouragement as people work toward healthier routines and more steady days.

How Char’s approaches translate to online care

Char uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes; this can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing impulsive or addictive patterns. She also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's own goals and experiences, helping people feel heard and shaping work around what matters to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Char collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their needs and preferences, adjusting methods as progress is made. She discusses goals together and checks in regularly to make sure the plan is helpful and realistic.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can fit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth situations, and chat or messaging support ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.