About April
April Kouri is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida. She brings 11 years of experience and a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions. Her work centers on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and wide-ranging relationship and family concerns.
She uses Client-Centered methods to create a respectful, listening space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolkit for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Solution-Focused techniques to set clear goals and build steps toward them.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in residential, inpatient, outpatient, and school settings. That range gave her experience with grief, eating disorders, addiction, and the impact of chronic illness. She has supported parents and caregivers, and has worked with people affected by autism and other developmental differences.
April often helps people facing process addictions such as problematic gaming or internet use, and the strain these patterns can put on relationships and family life. She also addresses intimacy issues, self-esteem, anger, and coping with big life changes. Her work emphasizes practical skills you can use between sessions.
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. April works collaboratively to set goals and pick approaches that fit a person’s needs and circumstances.
How April’s Approaches Work Online
April uses Client-Centered Therapy to make sessions about the person in front of her. That approach focuses on listening and understanding, which helps people feel heard and make their own choices.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. CBT provides concrete tools and exercises for managing anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Solution-Focused Therapy is part of the plan when people want quick, goal-driven steps. It targets small changes that can lead to noticeable improvements in daily life and relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. April will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then shape sessions to fit those needs. She checks in as progress is made and adjusts the plan when needed.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people see visual cues and work through skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and fit therapy into a hectic schedule.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English