- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Saskia
Saskia Charles is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on practical support for parenting concerns and related stresses. She brings 17 years of experience in mental health work across residential programs, in-home services, addiction treatment, and outpatient care. Saskia aims to meet people where they are and help them move forward with clear, doable steps.
She has helped people managing trauma, abuse, mood disorders, anxiety, and life adjustments.
Background and approach
Saskia also works with issues that touch family life, such as blended family dynamics and LGBTQI concerns. Her background includes substantial time in addiction settings, which informs a steady, experience-based approach to complex problems. Saskia draws on an eclectic toolkit rather than a single method.
She uses client-centered approaches to follow each person's priorities and CBT and DBT strategies to teach skills for coping and behavior change. Motivational Interviewing helps when people feel stuck and want practical reasons to change. Sessions with her tend to focus on building hope, identifying small goals, and practicing new ways to handle stress and conflict.
She emphasizes simple, concrete strategies parents can try between meetings. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. People working through grief, relationship strain, addiction concerns, sleep problems, or attention and mood issues may find her style straightforward and supportive.
Saskia welcomes questions about how therapy can fit into a busy family life.
What Saskia works with
Everything Saskia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Saskia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Saskia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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 guide online parenting support
Client-centered work means sessions start with the parent's concerns and priorities. The therapist listens closely and adapts the pace and focus to what matters most that week, which helps when family life is unpredictable.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and routines that keep stress and anxiety active. In practice this means identifying unhelpful thinking, trying small behavior changes, and practicing new responses to common parenting triggers.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds concrete skills for emotion regulation and managing conflict. Those skills are useful for intense moments, chronic worry, and patterns of reacting that make family strain worse.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the parent's goals and comfort level. Expect shared planning, ongoing check-ins, and adjustments as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Chat and messaging can support quick questions, coping reminders, or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule.
Questions people ask about Saskia
What concerns does she address related to parenting?
She helps parents manage stress, anxiety, sleep struggles, anger, communication problems, blended family issues, and the effects of trauma or addiction on family life.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She mixes approaches like cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques to teach coping skills and change habits.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years working in mental health across residential, in-home, addiction, and outpatient programs.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription 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 a first session according to therapist availability.
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