Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Goldie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Goldie
Goldie Oakes, LPC, focuses on helping people who feel stuck by stress, anger, anxiety, grief, or low self‑esteem. She talks plainly and helps clients find practical steps to cope. Her approach aims to restore everyday functioning and motivation so people can move forward in life.
Goldie brings 19 years of experience working in mental health in Virginia. She blends several approaches, using tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing alongside client-centered listening.
Background and approach
She also draws on mindfulness and relaxation practices to help calm strong emotions. Sessions often include clear, doable activities between meetings. Clients may practice short mindfulness exercises, keep brief journals, or try specific behavior changes that were discussed in session.
These tasks are used to test what helps and to build new habits over time. Goldie may incorporate spiritual resources when a client wants that perspective. This can include reflective reading, prayer, or scripture as part of personal growth work.
The focus remains on the client’s goals and what feels meaningful to them. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including addiction, trauma and abuse, family of origin issues, caregiver stress, and relationship and communication problems. Goldie aims to help people regain a sense of peace and purpose while they work through life changes and healing.
Clients meet by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling, then sessions follow a pace that fits the person’s needs and life.
What Goldie works with
Everything Goldie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Goldie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Goldie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Goldie’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered work focuses on the person’s experience and aims to build a trusting conversation where the client sets goals and direction. This approach helps when someone needs a steady listener and practical feedback about feelings and decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches simple skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, anger, depression, and coping during life changes by offering concrete exercises and small experiments to try between sessions.
Mindfulness Therapy introduces short, focused practices for paying attention to the present moment. These practices can reduce reactivity, calm stress, and make it easier to notice triggers before they become overwhelming.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try a few techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which mix of methods fits best for their concerns and daily life.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to work. Video calls let people use visual cues and conversational pacing, phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to schedule, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflections or short updates. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy routine while using the therapeutic methods described above.
Questions people ask about Goldie
What kinds of issues does Goldie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, and related concerns like caregiver stress, family of origin issues, and communication problems.
How would sessions with her generally feel?
Sessions are practical and conversational, with a focus on listening and using clear tools from client-centered approaches and CBT to manage thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
Goldie has 19 years of clinical experience working in the mental health field and practices as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Where does she practice and what is her credential?
She is licensed as an LPC in Virginia and bases her practice in that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 according to the therapist's availability.