Goldie Oakes

Goldie Oakes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 19 years of clinical work that began in 2006. She addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, anger, self esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Her practice also notes attention to adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, codependency, and caregiver stress.

Her clinical approach combines core modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered and Narrative techniques, and Mindfulness Therapy. She also incorporates elements of Motivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. When appropriate and welcomed by the person in therapy, her work may include a Christian-informed perspective that can involve prayer, scripture, recommended Christian reading, and related reflective practices.

Oakes emphasizes active skill building and reflective homework, including journaling and practice of CBT and DBT strategies between sessions. She frames progress as collaborative work that includes periodic self-evaluation alongside professional assessments, with the overall aim of supporting individuals as they address life events, emotions, and patterns that limit daily functioning or relationships.