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Charlotte Schafer, LPC
Virginia
LPC in Virginia - anxiety and stress care
See online therapy options- CBT informed methods
- ACT and DBT skills
- Christian-based option
About Charlotte
Charlotte Schafer is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with eight years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues with sleep and eating. She also addresses anger, career questions, bipolar symptoms, and life changes.
Charlotte trained with a Bachelor of Science in Christian counseling and a Master of Arts in professional counseling from Liberty University. She completed a residency at Counseling Alliance of Virginia in Charlottesville and then opened a small private practice. She uses an integrative approach that pulls from several methods she mentions by name.
Her sessions focus on noticing thought patterns and testing practical alternatives. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and habits and try different responses. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, client-centered conversation, and mindfulness grounding exercises.
Charlotte can include faith-based elements when a person requests Christian-based counseling. In practice that means faith topics may be brought into conversations and exercises when desired by the client. She aims for clear, structured sessions that include skill practice between meetings.
People who contact her will complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary with location. Sessions are offered in English within Virginia.
How her CBT and ACT methods translate to online sessions
Charlotte uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify automatic thoughts and try new behavioral experiments. CBT provides concrete tools for testing beliefs and changing patterns related to anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to notice thoughts and values, and to build actions that match what matters to the person rather than getting stuck in avoidance.She approaches the choice of method as a collaborative process. The therapist and client look at goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. From there they decide whether to emphasize CBT exercises, ACT acceptance work, DBT skills, or mindfulness drills and adjust as progress is tracked.
Session formats are not specified in the original profile, so confirm current online session options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit care into a busy life by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or making it easier to schedule around work or childcare. The focus online is the same practical work as in person - learning skills, practicing between sessions, and reviewing what helps in everyday routines.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep and eating problems, anger, and life changes.
How does she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative, structured style that emphasizes noticing thoughts and practicing new responses. Sessions include skill teaching and short exercises to try between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has eight years of experience, completed a residency at Counseling Alliance of Virginia, and then opened a small practice in the region.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia and practices in that state.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary by location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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