Dr. Charlotte Blanding, LMHC

Dr. Charlotte Blanding is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, or major life changes. Her approach is practical and direct; she encourages people to begin where they are and take steady steps toward feeling better.

She has experience working with veterans, health care workers, adolescents, women’s issues, and older adults. That background informs her work with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and loneliness in later life. She also addresses relationship pain, codependency, addictions, and the fallout from divorce or domestic violence.

In sessions she uses methods that emphasize the client’s goals and choices. She draws on client-centered techniques to follow what matters most to the person in the room. She uses cognitive behavioral tools when unhelpful thinking or behaviors are getting in the way of daily functioning.

Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods help with goal setting and building momentum for change. Together these approaches support short-term shifts and longer-term coping skills for life transitions and career or caregiving strain.

Her style is straightforward and supportive. She invites people to name what’s hardest right now, try practical steps, and adjust the plan as progress appears. Starting with a small, doable step is how she helps people move forward.

Approaches that guide online work and goals

Dr. Blanding commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to structure online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person, which helps when a caller needs space to tell their story. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that contribute to stress or anxiety and provides concrete strategies to change daily patterns.

She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to help people set small goals and build momentum. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what tends to help, then try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust them over time.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. When arranged online, therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or medical schedules and can reduce travel time. Online sessions can also allow shorter check-ins between longer visits or a mix of goal-focused work and problem solving to suit daily life.