About Kiara
Kiara Pittman is a Florida licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles, grief, anger, bipolar challenges, and life changes. She brings eight years of experience to sessions and aims to create a warm, welcoming space for people to take the hard first step toward support.
She favors a client-centered style that keeps each person’s goals front and center. Sessions are collaborative and practical - the client sets priorities and Kiara offers guidance to reach them.
How Kiara works
She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques and narrative work to help people notice patterns and reframe unhelpful thoughts. Kiara has substantial experience in addictions work and trauma care, including five years focused on substance use for teenagers and adults and work with sexual assault survivors.
Her background includes clinics, hospitals, outpatient care, in-home services, and addiction settings, which shapes a flexible, direct approach to treatment. Having lived in many places and traveled widely, Kiara emphasizes cultural awareness and adapts to different perspectives. She encourages resilience, practical problem solving, and clearer thinking about difficult situations.
Sessions are described by her as engaging and focused on real change. People who choose Kiara can expect to work on coping skills, behavior changes, and improving day-to-day functioning. She supports young adult issues, codependency, veteran and armed forces concerns, multicultural matters, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse as part of her practice.
Kiara lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Kiara works with
The areas below are the ones Kiara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and priorities. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace to build confidence and clarity. This approach helps with stress, relationship concerns, and decisions about life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and build coping skills for anxiety, depression, and mood instability. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal boundaries, which can help with anger, intense mood swings, and relationship struggles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone is helpful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain steady support.
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