Dr. Charlotte Blanding, LMHC

Dr. Charlotte Blanding greets worried parents with a calm, straightforward style. She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with about 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and life changes. She speaks English and frames the work in simple steps so parents can focus on what matters most for their family.

Her sessions aim to find practical ways to reduce daily strain. She listens first, then helps people name what's hardest right now. From there she uses clear tools to manage strong emotions, improve time use, and handle relationship strain or anger.

Charlotte has experience with a broad mix of concerns that often overlap with parenting stress, including caregiver fatigue, isolation and loneliness, and the effects of major life transitions. She also offers support around addiction concerns and grief, including the specific effects of scams and emotional exploitation.

Her approach combines client-centered listening with action-focused techniques. That means the person sets priorities while she offers strategies such as thought-work and short, practical goals to build change over time. Sessions move at a pace set by the client and focus on steps that fit daily life.

Prospective clients start by answering a brief matching questionnaire and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability. This lets the process begin quickly and keeps early sessions focused on immediate needs and realistic next steps.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and respected; the therapist follows the client's lead and focuses on building trust and clarity about what matters most. This approach helps people who need a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through pain and make decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. In short, it teaches concrete skills to notice unhelpful thinking and to try small behavior changes that ease anxiety, anger, or low mood.

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to boost motivation and identify practical next steps for issues like addictions or habit change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made, so the plan can shift when needed.

If you want online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and reduce travel time, and it can fit into a lunch break or a child’s nap time. It also allows for shorter check-ins when life is busy, or fuller sessions when deeper work is needed.