Kiara Pittman

Compassionate, practical care for life’s challenges

LMHC Florida

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Kiara

Kiara Pittman is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with eight years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family challenges, grief, anger, bipolar conditions, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on a client-centered stance that honors each person's goals, combining cognitive behavioral tools, narrative techniques, and mindfulness skills to help clients identify patterns, build practical coping strategies, and reframe unhelpful thinking.

Kiara brings direct experience from clinics, hospitals, outpatient programs, in-home care, and addiction services, including about five years focused on substance use work with adolescents and adults and substantial experience with sexual assault and trauma. Her background also informs attention to codependency, multicultural concerns, veteran and armed forces issues, and young adult challenges.

Sessions are described as warm and engaging, with the therapist listening closely and collaborating on goals so clients leave feeling closer to their objectives. She practices from Florida and offers a blend of motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy skills, and client-centered support to address motivation, emotion regulation, and meaning-making.

Kiara emphasizes adaptation and resilience informed by both personal and professional experience, and she aims to meet people where they are while guiding actionable steps toward change.

Using Practical Therapies Online to Build Skills and Resilience

Kiara commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when working with clients online. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing more balanced thinking while building concrete behavioral changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be helpful for intense emotions and relationship challenges.

She approaches the selection of techniques collaboratively, recognizing that the right mix of methods depends on each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. The therapist works with clients to try approaches, track what helps, and adjust interventions so treatment fits the client rather than forcing a single model.

Online care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provides flexible options to meet different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain consistency, practice skills between sessions, and access support from wherever a client is located within Florida. Kiara uses these formats to deliver skill coaching, guided exercises, and reflective conversation in ways that fit a client’s life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kiara address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, anger, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes. Additional areas of focus include codependency, multicultural concerns, sexual assault and abuse, veteran and armed forces issues, and young adult issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, blending warmth and active listening with practical skill-building. Sessions emphasize the client’s goals while using structured techniques when helpful.

What is her professional background?

She has eight years of experience working in settings such as clinics, hospitals, outpatient programs, in-home care, and addiction services, with about five years specifically addressing substance use for teens and adults and experience supporting survivors of sexual assault and trauma.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH16987 and practices from that state.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

CodependencyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsSexual assault and abuseYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English