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Charity Parsons

Charity Parsons, LCSW

Florida

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LCSW - Anxiety and life changes

  • Guilt and shame support
  • Trauma and abuse
  • Self esteem work

About Charity

Charity Parsons is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with three years of experience. She works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and the strain of life changes. Charity lists guilt and shame among the concerns she supports and helps people talk through those feelings alongside related issues.

She focuses on straightforward conversation and practical coping skills. Sessions tend to look at what keeps painful feelings alive and what small steps might change daily patterns. Charity draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients test new ways of thinking and behaving.

The practice includes attention to attachment and abandonment concerns and relationship struggles such as communication problems, commitment issues, and codependency. Charity also supports people facing chronic illness, aging concerns, separation or divorce, domestic violence aftermath, and feelings of emptiness. She can address personality-related patterns like avoidant or dependent tendencies and problems linked to control or dependency.

Charity says she works respectfully with LGBTQ+ people and young adults, and with others navigating identity and relationship shifts. She uses a practical approach to build coping strategies tailored to everyday life demands. The goal is clearer thinking and more manageable next steps rather than quick fixes.

Sessions are conducted in English. Because international clients are not accepted, people should be located in the United States. Charity practices in Florida and asks people to confirm current session options before booking.

Evidence-based approaches for online sessions

Charity uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. One common approach focuses on identifying and testing automatic thoughts to reduce anxiety and shame, which helps when worries or self-blame feel overwhelming. Another approach looks at behavior - trying small, manageable changes that interrupt patterns like avoidance or people-pleasing and build more effective coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to figure out what methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress and feedback come in.

The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - they can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or avoid needing to be on camera when that is not helpful. Ask the therapist how she schedules sessions and which formats she currently offers so you can pick what fits your routine.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityJealousyMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, including related concerns such as abandonment and communication problems.

How does she approach guilt or shame in sessions?

She talks through the thoughts and behaviors that keep guilt or shame active and teaches practical coping steps to change daily patterns.

What is her clinical experience?

She has three years of practice as a licensed clinician working with a range of emotional and relationship issues.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (FL LCSW) and practices in Florida.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to people abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to start working together?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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