Charles Snider
Empathetic counselor focused on practical change
LCMHC, LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Charles
Charles Snider is a licensed mental health counselor with 12 years of experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and intimacy-related concerns.
Background and approach
He also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting pressure, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and identity-related struggles such as gender dysphoria. Charles uses a direct and conversational style in sessions.
He listens first, then works with each person to set clear, practical goals. He blends approaches so conversations stay grounded and useful rather than academic.
He often draws on the Gottman Method to address communication and interaction patterns, and uses client-centered work to keep the focus on each person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Charles has practiced for over a decade and holds both Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) credentials, with licensure in Florida. He has worked with people dealing with trauma, abuse, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, and caregiver stress.
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. Expect a mix of short-term problem solving and deeper emotional work when needed.
Charles frames therapy as a collaborative effort and helps people find small changes that make daily life easier.
Practical approaches for online support
Charles often uses the Gottman Method to look at how people communicate and connect. That approach focuses on concrete interaction patterns and skills that can reduce conflict and improve everyday conversations. He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers sessions around what the person wants and values, letting the client set the pace and priorities.He also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on approach that helps identify thoughts and actions that keep problems going and replaces them with different choices. Together these methods cover how people feel, how they think, and how they act - so work can be targeted and practical. Choosing a specific approach is collaborative; he will help figure out what fits best based on a person’s goals, needs, and comfort with different methods.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video isn’t convenient, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support. These options let people fit care into busy days, use less bandwidth when needed, or keep sessions brief when that works better for them. Licensed professionals can use these formats to continue focused, goal-oriented work without requiring travel.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed in
Florida, Georgia, Arizona, New Hampshire
Languages
English