Kim Scheft

Kim Scheft offers a calm, listening presence for people coping with big life changes. She aims to make sessions feel like a practical, respectful conversation where concerns are heard first. Kim uses straightforward tools and listening to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, or mood ups and downs.

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 29 years of experience. Her work blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches. Sessions often focus on changing unhelpful thinking, learning coping skills, and improving how people relate to others.

Kim also brings approaches that target emotions and relationships. Emotion-focused methods help people name and work through painful feelings. Gottman-informed ideas guide work on communication and rebuilding connection where relationships feel strained.

She teaches coping strategies for stress and uses hypnotherapy as one option when appropriate. Kim describes her style as gentle and flexible, adapting what she uses to the needs of each person. This can help when someone is facing divorce, family conflict, or major life transitions.

People find practical steps are useful alongside listening. Kim helps clients build everyday routines, reduce overwhelming feelings, and set clearer boundaries. If you want a therapist who listens first and then collaborates on workable changes, she may be a good fit.

How these approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience, helping people feel understood and guiding conversations toward their goals. It suits issues where building trust and exploring feelings matter, such as grief, loneliness, or life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches practical steps for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, with clear tools to manage anxiety, depression, and stress. Clients learn ways to test beliefs and create small behavior changes that reduce distress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, useful for mood instability, impulsivity, and relationship conflict.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Together they adjust strategies as progress is made and priorities change.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a quick touchpoint helps. It can also let people use different skills work and homework between meetings to speed practical change.