Denise VonSchmidt, LMHC
Compassionate counselor who helps you find direction
Details
| Name | Denise VonSchmidt |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Denise
Denise VonSchmidt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 20 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship or intimacy concerns, parenting worries, sleep and eating problems, and career or life transitions. Denise works with people coping with grief, anger, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and mood challenges such as bipolar disorder.
Her style is warm, sensitive, and straightforward. She centers each session on the person in front of her and listens for the stories that shape daily life.
Background and approach
Denise believes people often already hold the answers they need and she helps them notice options and try new choices. Her work mixes narrative ideas with client-centered care and practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. Sessions often include gentle reflection, goal setting, and small experiments to test different ways of handling thoughts or behaviors.
She can also draw on emotionally-focused ideas and relationship tools when communication or attachment themes are present. Denise values respect, dignity, and nonjudgmental regard. She aims to create a dependable space where people feel heard and can take steps toward change.
At times she is gentle and exploratory; other times she is direct to help a client move forward more quickly. People come to Denise for many reasons - to manage daily stress, repair important relationships, or find clearer direction after loss or change. She welcomes conversations about practical goals and helps tailor an approach to each person’s needs and preferences.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Denise works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Denise among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Denise among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Denise among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Denise among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Denise among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Denise among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Denise among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Denise among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Denise among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Denise directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Denise directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Denise Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Denise blends Narrative Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy with practical CBT tools to help people untangle difficult life stories and try new ways of responding. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate problems from identity so different outcomes feel possible. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and acceptance, giving people room to explore what matters to them without judgment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses small experiments or skill practice to change painful patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. Denise works together with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their style, and adjust as progress is reviewed. She tailors methods to match needs like relationship repair, emotion regulation, or coping with life changes rather than applying one fixed model.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when interaction matters. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress between sessions, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These formats make it easier to fit regular work toward change into everyday life.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting struggles, grief, anger, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and related areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and sensitive while also being straightforward when needed. She centers the person and works collaboratively to find practical steps forward.
What is her experience in counseling?
She has worked for 20 years as a counselor and psychotherapist, using those years to help people through a wide range of life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
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