Therapist profile
Denise VonSchmidt, LMHC
Florida
Licensed mental health counselor - relationships and codependency
Continue with DeniseWhere Denise stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH17126
- NPI
- 1184096778
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Emotion-focused work
About Denise
Denise VonSchmidt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, and codependency-related patterns. Denise also supports people facing parenting strain, caregiving stress, and life transitions.
Her style is grounded in a person-centered approach. She listens for what matters to each person and follows their pace. Sessions combine practical tools from cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness with emotion-focused work when relationships or attachment show up as problems.
Denise often works with clients to notice unhelpful patterns, test small changes, and build clearer boundaries. She uses short exercises and real-world homework so change carries over between sessions. Conversations are direct but respectful, with room for strong feelings and practical problem-solving.
Over two decades she has supported people with eating and sleeping difficulties, anger and self-esteem struggles, as well as mood disorders and ADHD. She also addresses adoption and foster care issues, abandonment concerns, and blended family stress when these affect daily life.
Her approach includes mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and CBT tools to shift thinking and behavior. Emotion-focused and Gottman-informed ideas are used when relationship patterns are central. Denise works in English and accepts international clients; sessions follow the process you agree on at the start.
How sessions work
Approaches used in remote sessions
Client-centered work focuses on listening and following what matters to the person. It helps people feel understood and supports decisions they want to make. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers concrete exercises to change patterns like rumination, avoidance, or unhelpful coping. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps when relationship or attachment issues are central by naming emotions and changing interaction patterns to feel more connected.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods based on needs, goals, and what feels useful. That may mean trying a CBT technique for a few sessions, then shifting to emotion-focused tools if relationship dynamics become the focus.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a lunch break, or a phone conversation when bandwidth is limited. Remote work can also let you use mindfulness exercises and homework between meetings so progress continues outside sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship or intimacy concerns. Codependency and patterns like people-pleasing are listed among her focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centered approach combined with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness methods. Sessions are practical and include exercises you can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience as a counselor and psychotherapist working with a wide range of issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
What language options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know how you will meet.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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