Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- ADHD
How April works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About April
April Wales is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with seven years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, attention and focus challenges, grief, anger, depression, trauma, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is warm and interactive, and she aims to treat people with respect and sensitivity.
She prefers clear, down-to-earth conversations rather than clinical labels. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. April listens first, then works with each person to set realistic goals and small, doable changes.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people with ADHD-related struggles such as concentration and memory. She also spends time addressing family problems, codependency, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Those concerns often come with strong emotions like anger or grief, and she helps people name and manage those feelings.
April emphasizes collaboration. She invites clients to try strategies and then adjusts them based on what works. Her style is steady and compassionate, aiming to make progress feel achievable instead of overwhelming.
If someone is ready to change how they respond to stress or anger, she offers a straightforward, supportive path. She encourages small steps, clear goals, and practical tools to use day to day.
What April works with
Everything April lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in April's practice.
Practical approaches and online therapy options
April draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can use in daily life. One common approach involves teaching coping and emotion-regulation skills to manage strong feelings like anger and anxiety; this typically includes learning how to notice triggers, pause before reacting, and use specific breathing and grounding exercises. Another approach is behavioral strategies for attention and focus that help with ADHD-related challenges; these techniques break tasks into small steps, set clear routines, and use simple tools to improve concentration and memory.Finding the right approach is a team effort. April works collaboratively with each person to try methods, see what helps, and adjust the plan based on goals and preferences. She explains techniques in plain language and checks in frequently to make sure the work feels useful.
Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit during a break, live chat offers a brief real-time check-in, and text messaging supports shorter updates or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options can make scheduling easier and let people choose the format that fits their day.
Questions people ask about April
What concerns does April commonly address?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, ADHD-related focus issues, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is warm and interactive, with straightforward conversations and practical steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional work experience helping people with a range of emotional and concentration difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential LMHC, which is a licensed mental health counselor designation, and she practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
She sees clients by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.