Goldie Oakes, LPC
A listening, practical counselor for life transitions
Details
| Name | Goldie Oakes |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Virginia |
| Licensed in | Virginia |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 19 |
About Goldie
Goldie Oakes is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 19 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, depression, addiction, relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, career shifts, and the wear of caregiving. She works in Virginia and provides services in English.
Goldie uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She often draws on Narrative Therapy to help clients reframe life stories, Client-Centered techniques to listen and reflect, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and Emotionally-Focused ideas also appear in her work when they fit the client’s goals. She commonly uses practical tools between sessions such as journaling, reflective writing, and practice exercises. These tasks are meant to help people apply new skills in daily life and track changes over time.
Some clients explore spiritual resources alongside therapeutic tasks when that matches their values. Goldie’s practice covers many specific concerns including abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control issues, domestic violence, substance use, trauma and family of origin problems. She tailors sessions to the problem at hand and to each person’s pace.
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The therapy model uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and session scheduling is arranged after completing a brief matching questionnaire.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Anger management among the things Goldie works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Goldie among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Goldie among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Goldie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Goldie among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Goldie among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Goldie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Goldie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Goldie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How her approaches translate to online work
Goldie commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people name and reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, which can reduce shame and open possibilities for change. Narrative work often helps with grief, identity questions, and family of origin issues.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to provide empathic listening and reflection, creating space for people to lead the conversation and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors with practical exercises that can be practiced between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Goldie will discuss goals, preferences, and how different methods might help, then adapt the plan as progress unfolds. That collaboration helps tailor techniques to each person’s needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be lower-bandwidth and easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journaling prompts, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to keep up with during life changes.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Goldie commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship and family challenges, parenting, career changes, trauma and compassion fatigue, among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach blends Narrative Therapy with Client-Centered listening and Cognitive Behavioral techniques. Sessions tend to be practical and focused on rewriting unhelpful patterns and skills practice.
How much experience does she have?
Goldie has worked in the mental health field since 2006, totaling 19 years of clinical experience.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Contacting this therapist
Sessions with Goldie are arranged through our partner platform. It asks a few questions about what you are looking for, then shows you the therapists available to you, including Goldie where she has space. Ask about fees, and whether she holds a licence or registration where you live.
Or see other therapists in Virginia »
This is a partner link. We will earn a commission if you sign up through it, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Other listings in Virginia
- Lemuel Williams, LPC - Virginia
- Joseph (Joe) Gasperini, LCMHC, LPC - Virginia
- Epiphany Sutton, LPC - Virginia
- Tara Lineberry, LICSW, LCSW - Virginia
- All therapists for stress, anxiety »