Therapist profile
Kiara Pittman, LMHC
Florida
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Addiction and Trauma
Continue with KiaraWhere Kiara stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH16987
- NPI
- 1477118396
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Client-centered methods
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness practice
About Kiara
Kiara Pittman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults, couples, and teenagers who bring stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship concerns, grief, anger, bipolar issues, and codependency. Kiara has particular experience around substance use and sexual assault, and she notes attention to multicultural concerns and veteran and armed forces issues.
She has worked in clinics, hospitals, outpatient programs, in-home care, and addiction settings. That range means she has sat with people in crisis and in steady work toward recovery. Kiara describes therapy as a collaborative process where clients set goals and she helps guide the steps to reach them.
Her sessions draw on client-centered methods and solution-focused ideas. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and narrative approaches to help people notice patterns and try new responses. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of her toolbox when they fit the client's goals.
Kiara says she listens and engages directly. She emphasizes practical steps people can use between sessions. Expect a focus on skills you can try and adjust as you go.
Her background includes about five years working specifically with substance use among teens and adults and with sexual trauma. Growing up in a military family and living in many places shaped her ability to adapt to different perspectives and cultures. Kiara practices in Florida and offers services in English.
How sessions work
How Kiara uses therapeutic approaches in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's priorities. The therapist listens closely and helps people clarify what matters to them, which can help when someone feels lost in others' needs.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches practical skills to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns like people-pleasing.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, provides concrete skills for managing intense emotion and improving relationships. It includes strategies for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and clearer communication problems often seen with high stress and codependency patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so people can attend between other responsibilities. Licensed professionals can use these approaches remotely to focus on skills practice, changing unhelpful patterns, and supporting recovery from addictions or trauma without promising any specific outcome.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kiara address in therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, anger, bipolar issues, coping with life changes, and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and solution-focused. She listens, engages, and helps clients set practical goals to work on between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience in mental health settings, including clinics, hospitals, outpatient programs, in-home care, and addictions treatment.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.