Saskia Charles, LMHC

Saskia Charles is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship challenges. Saskia aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people dealing with major life changes and difficult emotions.

She uses cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and dialectical behavior strategies to help people notice unhelpful thinking, learn new coping skills, and change patterns that cause pain. Sessions often focus on small, usable steps that can reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Saskia also brings existential and motivational approaches when people need to explore meaning, values, or reasons to change.

Saskia has worked in residential settings, in-home programs, addiction treatment, and outpatient clinics. That variety shaped an approach that is down-to-earth and adaptable to different life situations. She often supports people facing family conflict, blended family challenges, parenting strain, grief, and the effects of abandonment or foster care history.

People can expect a therapist who listens closely and adjusts methods to each person’s needs. She emphasizes hope, practical skill building, and clear goals. Conversations are patient-focused and geared toward steps that feel doable between sessions.

To get started, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions that fit their routine. Sessions are offered in English by a Florida LMHC.

Online approaches that focus on practical change

Saskia draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with more effective actions. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and many everyday stresses because it breaks problems into manageable steps.

She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s experience. That means sessions often start with listening and reflecting so each plan fits the client’s goals and values. Dialectical behavior therapy ideas are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed, such as with intense mood swings or high emotional reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Saskia will collaborate with each person to choose which methods match their goals and situation. She checks in and adapts the plan as progress and needs evolve so therapy stays relevant and useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which give flexibility for different days and needs. Video sessions allow fuller conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain steady progress.