I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with over 20 years of experience working as a counselor and psychotherapist. I have worked with clients of all ages who have experienced a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and stage of life changes.
My counseling style is sensitive, warm, and supportive. I come from a person-centered approach which involves treating my clients with respect, dignity, and compassion. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness, and solution -focused processes. My clients enjoy the challenges presented in sessions and find the changes they make are the changes they seek; it just was not in their conscious thoughts. People usually have the answers inside them and just need help finding their way to make the changes they seek.
Seeking help is difficult, we must admit to ourselves that we cannot figure this problem out on our own. Or maybe, we just want to improve our quality of life and become more productive, more independent, or more powerful person. People seek help for many reasons. Helping people is my passion. I love to see the changes my clients make.
I believe that any good relationship is based on trust, and I promise to create a safe space for you to be heard and validated. I am described as compassionate, gentle, and kind but can also be firm when it’s needed. It is important to note that I practice unconditional regard and will never judge or shame you.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus:Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Denise VonSchmidt. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Denise is a fantastic listener and she is able to put my feelings into words that I can use to express myself in difficult situations. I know that she is listening to understand me and not to judge me!
Written on Jan 16, 2026 after therapy with Denise for 6 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Love sessions with Denise. She is calming and makes me feel very comfortable. Her guidance is wonderful too
Written on Dec 19, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
BetterHelp has helped me since day one. It’s nice to have somebody to talk to outside of the family and that can relate to problems that you’re having my therapist is great. I wouldn’t choose another.
Written on Sep 11, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, parenting issues, and adhd
Denise is one of the most compassionate, caring, professional therapists I've ever had. She takes time to listen fully to what you're saying and offers suggestions of how to work through things. She responds back to any and all messages that you send. I am beyond grateful to have her in my corner through this journey that I'm on.
Written on Aug 07, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Denise is always helpful, she is not judgmental and has gone above and beyond to help me!
Written on Jun 20, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
All I can say is...Denise gets me. No judgment. She listens and shares valuable insight into the situations I'm experiencing in life. She's excellent at what she does as a therapist. She makes me feel as if I'm talking to one of my sister/friends!
Written on Jun 02, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Denise is a caring and wonderful therapist who has provided essential support to me while I have been struggling with recovery from a terrible workplace situation while navigating family issues. She notes everything I tell her and then routinely follows up afterwards to check on how I managed during challenging times.
Written on May 27, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Denise is wonderful! She is the perfect blend of professional and personable. I'm so thankful she's my therapist!
Written on Feb 19, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and adhd
Denise is amazing and I’m going to need her help going forward
Written on Dec 26, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, coping with life changes, and coaching
Denise has been wonderful. Highly recommend!
Written on Nov 19, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and self esteem
She is a god-send to me after years of struggling to find a therapist.
Written on Nov 13, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and career difficulties
Very supportive. She’ll check up on you and listens very well
Written on Nov 04, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 2 years on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
She is the absolute best.
Written on Sep 03, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 3 years and 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Denise is one of the best people that ever happened to me. She has helped me through a lot of heavy stuff. She cares for each and every client. She’s been scared for me a couple of times. Her higher power makes her who she is! She’s the kindest person to me. She’s not opinionated or judgemental! She makes me feel safe and special all the while not crossing boundaries. She’s very professional, but yet warm and I trust her with my life everyday!!
Written on Jun 24, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 1 year and 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Denise has a way of listening to you that makes you feel so safe and heard.
Written on Jun 02, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, coping with life changes, and adhd
Denise is personable, caring, and structured. She makes feel listened to. She offers probable solutions to matters that I cannot figure out. Highly recommend!
Written on May 30, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and bipolar disorder
Denise is a wonderful listener and supporter. She is very trustworthy and helps guide each session in a non-judgmental way. I appreciate that she is very understanding and does not make assumptions but offers positive feedback and suggestions.
Written on Mar 26, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 2 years and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
She is great
Written on Jan 30, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Thank you Denise, a real treasure in a dark time.
Written on Oct 25, 2023 after therapy with Denise for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Denise has made such a big difference in my life. I’ve seen her for two years now and have had a full blown transformation. She is an expert when it comes to trauma and helping connect the dots on how to get to the core of the issue. She is a great listener and will also give you actionable steps on what you want to work on. Could not recommend her enough!
Written on Oct 24, 2023 after therapy with Denise for 2 years and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, and sleeping disorders
Denise is compassionate, patient and observant. She may not always think what I think or see things the way I do, but she truly listens and sees past any facades I may put up.
Written on Aug 28, 2023 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, and self esteem
Denise's approach was empathetic and supportive at once. Situations i was facing that seemed too overwhelming, Denise was able to hear, validate and offer helpful insight while bolstering my confidence. Often helped me to untease a situation and keep focus on my priorities and goals. Denise was as flexible as possible regarding scheduling. Thank you, Denise.
Written on Jul 17, 2023 after therapy with Denise for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, coaching, and adhd
Denise is a wonderful and caring therapist. She is intentional and thoughtful and incredibly supportive. She’s helped me work through a number of issues and the impact of working with her for just a few months has been noticeable to me and those around me. I’m very grateful to be her client!
Written on Jul 04, 2023 after therapy with Denise for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
Denise is amazing. She has helped me tremendously. In fact, she is the first therapist I’ve ever worked with to really understand me. I trust her whole heartedly and am forever grateful for being matched with her.
Written on Feb 19, 2023 after therapy with Denise for 2 years on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Denise is amazing. Even though we struggle with timezone issues, whatever time I can spend with her virtually is so helpful. She’s my safe place and I absolutely love discussing things with her. Very grateful for this relationship.
Written on Nov 26, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues
She seems great, with insight, knowledge and expertise. Excellent!
Written on Nov 04, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
An amazing therapist!! Legit had to stop because of money issues but honestly she’s amazing and helped me so much!
Written on Sep 13, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
She is the greatest
Written on Jun 20, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, eating disorders, and self esteem
Excellent and just what i need
Written on Jun 03, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
Denise is very kind and understanding. She actively listens and asks good questions. I felt like I could talk without judgement, she was patient on our first call while I was getting to know her and feel more at ease, we built rapport quickly. My main issue was/ is procrastination, I've felt more capable of tackling the tedious tasks I found overwhelming, and made visible progress while taking it on at a sustainable pace, which makes it easier to continue. I'm grateful for her help.
Written on May 23, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
I didn’t understand just how much I really needed someone to talk to until after I had my first session with Denise. She has listened with empathy and helped me work through significant workplace and life issues I am facing. I greatly appreciate Denise and highly recommend her for anyone considering therapy.
Written on May 10, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
I'm talking to Denise now for a while, it's been 7 months? I don't know. She is extremely helpful on my journey, she is responsive when I need advice and she offers me the space I need. Thank you, Denise.
Written on Apr 08, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and eating disorders
Denise cares.
Written on Mar 23, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Denise is kind, caring and a great listener. She provides excellent feedback and her support has helped me enormously.
Written on Feb 02, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and adhd
Denise is amazing! She’s so calm cool and collected but she will tell it like it is. It’s refreshing since I love honesty. She will do it in a way that you understand. Never judgmental and always listening. She also asks amazing questions that make you think. She’s just the best.
Written on Jan 22, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
I think she is very personable. I feel like she is a good listener and has the patience to make me feel comfortable
Written on Jan 19, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Finding the right therapist to guide you through life's challenges is hard. From our very first call, Denise helped me feel seen, heard, and understood. Her unique combination of compassion and experience provided the opportunity to gain fresh insights on problems I've been dealing with my whole life. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a safe harbor to work through challenges with ease.
Written on Jan 04, 2022 after therapy with Denise for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, and self esteem
I feel lucky to have found Denise here. I've tried therapy before but I felt like it wasn't for me. But I've decided to give it a try on BetterHelp mainly because of the fact that I can do it remotely, and I'm glad I gave it another try. Denise has been kind and encouraging, and she has been a positive influence in my life.
Written on Nov 09, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and career difficulties
Denise, provides a calming and safe environment to learn and unlearn habits. I truly recommend her to anyone that needs help with anxiety.
Written on Nov 04, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Denise is very experienced and non judgemental. She is very thorough and responsive and can help an anxious person like me see the reality in a more objective way.
Written on Oct 21, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse
She really is a great person who will listen to everything g you have to say and she is very kind
Written on Sep 30, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and adhd
Denise has and continues to help me through some of my darkest times, reminding me to stay strong in my faith and give all of my pain to God. People like Denise are a blessing. I can’t imagine doing therapy through any lens other than a Christian one, and Denise is an amazing catalyst for prayer and healing.
Written on Sep 04, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 5 months
Denise is really a perfect Councelor. She is very very supportive and empathetic. She can always understand me and rephrase what I told her in her own very expressive words.. That makes me feel so comfortable talking to her. She is always there, answers me within 24 hours (except on her holiday "Sunday"). She does what she promised to do. She has an excellent experience in dealing with depression and knows how exactly she can pick me out of it.
I am and i will be always thankful to God for having her with me in my journey in this life.
Written on Aug 28, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 4 months on issues concerning depression, self esteem, and coping with life changes
I've seen several therapists over the last few years. None of them come close to providing the level of empathy and compassion that Denise does. She has cried with me after a tragedy in my life, and one of the biggest things I appreciate about her is that she shares perspective from events in her own life. I feel heard, safe, and hopeful that I can work through problems in my life with guidance from Denise.
Thank you, Denise.
Written on Aug 16, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Before I started counselling with Denise, I was a very anxious over thinker and lacked confidence.
Denise has been absolutely fantastic! She is very understanding, kind, encouraging and provides solutions. I leave her sessions feeling a more calm and confident person who is ready to face the week!
She has helped me progress, meet goals, find ways to control my anxiety and feel confident about the future.
I am definitely happier within myself and I really appreciate her guidance. My partner has also gained a lot from the sessions and they have helped our relationship grow stronger.
I am extremely thankful I had the opportunity to have such a wonderful counsellor.
Written on Jun 24, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Denise is a strong presence with reliable solutions.
I look forward to our sessions.
I feel safe and secure with her.
Written on May 10, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks
Denise has been wonderful. I feel like I’ve known her for years. She really understands where I am coming from and does a fantastic job of suggesting possible solutions to help with immediate issues.
I also love how responsive she is to messages in between sessions. That was a reason why I chose better help, because with a traditional counselor, you don’t often have the opportunity to update them through the week and that is something that I really need ride now. Denise is wonderful about not only responding, but making it a productive response. We have not been working together long but I have treasured the time we have had and I value her help
Written on Apr 24, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Extremely helpful, punctual and knowledgeable.
Written on Apr 14, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
Very kind and understanding, she working by encouraging the good in me and is very positive and helps my confidence grow
Written on Mar 24, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, and adhd
Excellent! I am having a very good experience and I feel that she truly cares about me and my wellbeing. I am so happy!
Written on Mar 15, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
Very helpful, Denise has given me some great practical advice to put perspective on things I was making a big deal of.
Written on Mar 09, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Denise seeks to understand, provides insight as to why, and then offers practical strategies to improve your life.
Written on Mar 06, 2021 after therapy with Denise for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and anger management
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