Char Midkiff, LMHC

Char Midkiff is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, addictions, relationship strain, and life transitions. Char draws on her own life experiences alongside clinical practice to support people through difficult moments.

She frames sessions around practical help. Conversations focus on what is happening now, what patterns are getting in the way, and small steps a person can try between meetings. Char uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness to reduce stress and manage strong emotions.

Her background includes years of balancing work and family responsibilities while completing graduate study. That lived experience informs how she talks about blended families, parenting challenges, caregiving stress, and end-of-life concerns. She also mentions personal experience with cancer survivorship and supporting others through hospice-related situations.

In the room she mixes client-centered listening with goal-focused methods. That can mean noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing present-moment skills, and setting clear, achievable goals for change. She also brings solution-focused strategies to help people find practical next steps when they feel stuck.

Sessions tend to emphasize skills that apply to everyday life - handling frustration at work, managing flare-ups of anger with loved ones, or coping with grief and loss. People who prefer a direct, practical approach to problems may find her style helpful.

To begin, she asks people to identify concrete concerns and priorities. From there she and each person build a plan that fits their goals and routines.

How her approaches translate to online sessions