- Life purpose concerns
- Anxiety and stress
- Narrative and art work
About April
April Fitzpatrick is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. April also helps people dealing with communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, loneliness, questions about life purpose, and young adult concerns.
April uses a mix of talking and creative methods. If words feel limited, she offers art-based work alongside psychotherapy to help people name feelings and see patterns. Sessions tend to focus on clear steps and new ways of telling personal stories that reduce stuckness.
Her practice emphasizes straightforward conversation, exploring how past stories shape present choices, and practical skills to manage anxiety or low mood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to look at thoughts and behaviors. Emotionally-Focused ideas help identify and name core emotions that show up in relationships and alone time.
Motivational Interviewing and narrative approaches support people who want to make changes but feel uncertain where to start. April invites curiosity about patterns, and she works with clients to set small, achievable goals and try them between sessions.
She draws on an approachable style rather than clinical distance. April’s background includes work with grief and substance use, and she often brings creative exercises into conversations when helpful. Sessions are conducted in English and based in Florida. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can clarify what matters to them. This approach supports those who are unsure about next steps and need space to name priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical skills for anxiety, low mood, and coping with change by testing small experiments between sessions.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps identify and name core emotions that drive patterns in relationships and personal decision-making. It can be useful when strong feelings lead to avoidance or repeated conflicts with oneself or others.
Finding the right method is part of the work. April will work collaboratively to choose approaches based on a person’s goals and preferences, adjusting methods as needed. Clients and the therapist review progress and try different techniques until a good fit emerges.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since options are not specified in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and avoid the need to be on camera if that helps. These practical benefits can help people keep therapy manageable while they explore purpose and direction.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, self-love, and young adult issues.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses narrative work to look at personal stories and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Creative exercises such as art-making may be added when words feel limited.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, grief, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.