Andrea Schmidt, LMHC

Andrea Schmidt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, grief, and trauma and abuse. Andrea speaks plainly and listens carefully so people feel heard and can start to sort out practical next steps.

Andrea uses straightforward, collaborative sessions where the client sets the pace. She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral ideas and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness. Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing new coping skills, and trying small changes that make daily life easier.

With 14 years of experience, Andrea has worked with a wide range of concerns, including relationship and family stress, parenting challenges, sleep problems, and career-related strain. She also supports people facing caregiving burdens, body image struggles, and substance-related problems. Her approach aims to be nurturing while encouraging practical problem solving.

Clients can expect clear, actionable steps alongside space to talk through emotions. Andrea frames progress as steady, realistic work rather than quick fixes. She emphasizes skills people can use between sessions to manage reactions and build routines.

Andrea asks people to start by describing what matters most to them and what they hope to change. From there she tailors sessions to match each person's goals, offering a mix of talk, skill practice, and gentle challenge to promote growth.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, acceptance, and following the client’s lead to figure out what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with more useful patterns to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches concrete coping skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Andrea will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That might mean focusing on thought patterns first, practicing emotion regulation skills, or using mindfulness exercises to reduce stress. She adjusts the plan as progress and challenges emerge.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow for a quicker check-in during a lunch break, or let someone join without arranging childcare. Licensed professionals can still use the same therapeutic tools online, including CBT exercises, DBT skills coaching, and client-centered conversation, and sessions can be adapted to match what works best for each person.