- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Anger management
About Andrea
Andrea Schmidt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She focuses on common parenting stresses and related concerns such as anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, grief, and sleep problems. Andrea speaks English and brings 14 years of clinical experience to sessions.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Andrea listens first, helping parents name the problem and set small, usable goals. She often uses clear exercises and short tools to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.
Background and approach
Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness. That means sessions mix supportive listening with hands-on strategies for changing thoughts, behaviors, and emotional reactions. Narrative ideas are used when it helps clients reframe difficult life stories.
Andrea has worked across many concerns tied to parenting life, including communication struggles, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and coping with major life changes. She also supports people facing trauma, relationship strain, addiction-related problems, and body image or eating-related worries. Practical matters are part of the work.
Andrea uses short skills practice, thought records, and mindfulness exercises you can try between meetings. She emphasizes small, consistent steps so progress feels manageable rather than overwhelming. To begin, she asks people to describe current stressors and goals, then builds a plan together.
Her style is warm, direct, and focused on helping parents find more ease in daily life while addressing deeper concerns when needed.
What Andrea works with
Everything Andrea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Andrea helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Andrea lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online parenting support
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful therapeutic relationship so parents feel heard and understood. It helps people clarify goals and make decisions based on their values and circumstances.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, concentrates on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises and thought records that parents can use to shift unhelpful thinking and change daily routines that cause stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, brings skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. Short DBT-based practices can help during heated moments, with techniques for grounding, distress tolerance, and clearer interaction.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Andrea works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits their goals and lifestyle, adjusting methods as the work progresses and as priorities change.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow for more in-depth discussion, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing skills practice. These options give flexibility so parents can choose formats that suit their schedule and daily demands.
Questions people ask about Andrea
What kinds of parenting concerns does Andrea help with?
She supports parents dealing with stress, communication problems, caregiver issues, blended family issues, and the daily strain of raising children, as well as related challenges like sleep problems and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like during sessions?
Her style is warm and direct, focusing on listening first and then using practical tools. Sessions usually combine supportive talk with hands-on exercises you can practice between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Andrea has 14 years of experience working as a therapist and has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, addictions, ADHD, trauma, and parenting-related stress.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in the State of Florida and provides services from Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer online?
She works using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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