Char Midkiff, LMHC

Char Midkiff is a Florida LMHC with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and struggles around self-esteem and life changes. Her practice also addresses relationship concerns, addictions, trauma, and issues tied to parenting and blended families.

Char draws on a mix of straightforward methods to help people manage symptoms and daily challenges. She uses elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify thought patterns, solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals, and mindfulness to ground attention. Sessions are practical and aimed at developing coping skills that fit everyday life.

Her background includes long-term work while raising a family and later completing her degree after retirement from the City of Orlando. Char also brings personal experience with blended-family dynamics and end-of-life caregiving. She is a two-time cancer survivor and says those experiences inform her understanding of caregiving stress and serious health concerns.

In a typical meeting she listens for what matters most and then suggests concrete steps to try between sessions. That might include short behavior experiments, thought-record exercises from CBT, or brief mindfulness practices to reduce overwhelm. She also uses solution-focused questions to clarify next steps when a client needs fast, practical change.

People looking for help with guilt and shame, forgiveness, or family conflict can expect a direct approach that focuses on specific strategies and steady progress. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.

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