April Kouri, LMHC

April Kouri is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She takes a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy and focuses on concrete steps people can use to feel better. April concentrates on easing anxiety, stress, depression, and challenges around relationships and parenting.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns that fuel distress. She also uses Client-Centered techniques to listen closely and build a trusting therapeutic connection. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set clear, achievable goals and identify immediate next steps.

April has eleven years of experience working across mental health settings. Her background includes inpatient and outpatient care, school settings, and residential programs where she supported people facing eating disorders, addiction, grief, and trauma. That experience informs a straightforward style that emphasizes skill-building and problem solving.

She has worked with individuals facing process addictions such as problematic gaming or internet use and the related strain these problems create in relationships. April also has experience assisting people who live with chronic health issues and caregiving stress, and she helps clients manage life transitions and career concerns.

April earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Central Florida. She is a Florida LMHC and a Certified School Counselor in Florida. Her practice uses practical techniques to help people meet their goals and handle everyday pressures.

Practical approaches for online therapy and goal work

April uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, and to practice new ways of thinking and acting that reduce symptoms. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by focusing on concrete skills and experiments.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means listening carefully and shaping sessions around each person's concerns and pace. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set small, reachable goals so clients can see progress quickly and build momentum toward longer term change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. April collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Together they set priorities, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can allow short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different day-to-day needs.