About Christie
Christie Wakefield is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia. She uses practical methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship strain. Christie aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly and begin making changes they want in their lives.
Christie draws on several structured approaches when they fit a person’s needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.
Background and approach
She also incorporates mindfulness practices to help people stay grounded and cope with strong feelings. Her background includes four years working in community mental health programs and running trauma recovery and LGBTQ+ support groups. In those roles she worked with people facing addiction, trauma, depression, and anxiety and developed skills for supporting recovery and relationship challenges.
Christie focuses on meeting people where they are in their readiness to change. She helps set realistic goals and uses step-by-step techniques to build skills for coping and improved communication. Sessions emphasize practical tools that can be used between appointments.
People who choose Christie can expect a collaborative approach that balances evidence-informed tools with empathy. She supports clients across issues such as grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. The aim is steady progress through small, achievable steps.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Christie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot unhelpful thought patterns and build new behaviors. CBT focuses on clear goals and homework-style practice so clients can try changes between sessions.She also integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when trauma-related memories are keeping someone stuck. EMDR involves guided processing of distressing memories to reduce their intensity and the emotional charge they carry.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then recommend methods to try together. The plan can change as progress is made and different skills are needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversations. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, regular tracking of mood, and quick skill reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into real life and practice new tools where they matter most.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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