About Althea
Althea King is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and mood disorders. She brings a calm, straightforward style and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Conversations are respectful and down-to-earth, so clients can talk about what matters most to them.
Her work centers on the whole person - values, faith, life context, and daily routines.
Background and approach
She helps clients untangle feelings like guilt, shame, and anger, and supports them in building self-compassion. Althea also addresses concrete problems such as panic attacks, financial stress, and communication struggles. Sessions typically involve talking through recent events, learning coping skills, and trying small behavioral changes between meetings.
She encourages clear goals and checks progress regularly so therapy stays focused and practical. When needed, she draws on evidence-based techniques to address trauma and mood concerns. Althea has particular experience with attachment challenges, blended family issues, addiction concerns, and aging or geriatric questions.
She also supports people dealing with immigration stress, family of origin problems, and questions about life purpose or money. Her style balances empathy with direct feedback to help clients move forward. Based in Florida, Althea works with adults who want to reduce anxiety, manage mood changes, or process painful events.
Her approach is collaborative: she listens first, then helps craft steps that fit a person’s values and everyday life.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Althea uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life problems and emotional healing. One common approach she uses involves structured skill-building to manage anxiety and depression; this helps people learn breathing and behavioral strategies to reduce panic and improve mood. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and difficult memories in paced steps so overwhelming feelings become more manageable and less disruptive.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will listen to your goals, discuss options, and try methods that fit your preferences and needs. That collaborative process helps find what actually helps you feel steadier day to day.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or mobility limits. Video calls let you use facial cues and body language for deeper conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a session needs to be shorter. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions, share updates, or get brief coaching during a tough moment. These formats let licensed professionals tailor support to how you live and what you need.
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What this therapist works with
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- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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