About Charles
Charles Koah is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 30 years of experience. He focuses on practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, career concerns, and addiction. He also offers executive and professional coaching to clarify goals and boost motivation.
He aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are tailored to each person's situation instead of using one fixed plan.
Background and approach
The first meetings usually focus on clear goals and straightforward steps to try between appointments. His background includes long-term clinical work across a wide range of concerns. That experience shapes a pragmatic approach to problems like grief, trauma and abuse, sleep trouble, anger, and bipolar-related coping.
He also supports people navigating intimacy issues, separation and divorce, money stress, and workplace difficulties. Charles is familiar with addiction-related challenges, including substance use, process addictions, and sex-related addictions. He also supports people from LGBT communities and those exploring BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture without judgment.
He accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Therapy with him may include conversation, practical coaching, and planning for small changes. He encourages clients to set realistic steps and to review progress regularly.
The goal is to help people build skills they can use after sessions end.
Approaches That Guide Online Work
Charles uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping skills. One common approach is short-term problem-focused work that breaks larger issues into small steps and measurable goals; this helps with anxiety, stress, and improving day-to-day functioning. Another useful approach is coaching-oriented counseling that clarifies career or motivation objectives and creates a plan to reach them; this is often used for executive concerns and goal-directed change.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that match their situation. Progress is reviewed regularly so the plan can be adjusted if something isn’t working.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation when helpful. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Chat and messaging provide brief, flexible ways to stay connected between longer appointments. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, travel, or family obligations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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