Dr. Charity Rolfes, LCP
Compassionate, experienced psychologist for parenting concerns
Book with Charity- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCP
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Charity
Dr. Charity Rolfes helps people tackle common and urgent concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, and compassion fatigue. She names parenting among her focuses and supports people coping with career strain, self-esteem struggles, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.
Dr. Rolfes is a Virginia LCP and brings 25 years of clinical experience to sessions. She believes the therapeutic relationship is the foundation of change.
Background and approach
She aims to create a respectful, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what feels hard. Sessions are meant to feel practical and direct, with attention to what helps someone day to day. Her background spans several psychotherapy styles.
She uses client-centered ideas to listen and follow a person’s priorities. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also integrates dialectical behavior skills and mindfulness practices to build emotion regulation and stress management tools.
Dr. Rolfes has worked with people from diverse backgrounds and identities, including LGBTQIA+ people and those with different abilities or neurodiversity. She also supports people affected by trauma, abuse, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and complex grief.
Her experience includes addressing attachment and abandonment concerns, communication and commitment issues, and challenges around body image and eating. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and practical steps. People can expect help developing coping strategies, improving communication, and making paced changes that fit their life.
She encourages collaboration and checks in about what is and isn’t working.
What Charity works with
Everything Charity lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Charity helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Charity lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Dr. Rolfes uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral methods to help people make concrete changes. Client-centered therapy means she will listen closely and follow each person’s goals, creating space to name what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and build new, practical coping strategies for stress, anxiety, mood, and parenting challenges.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. That approach is useful for people who need tools to manage intense emotions and improve day-to-day functioning. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process; she and the client decide together which methods fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when video isn't needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journaling exercises, or when typing through thoughts feels most comfortable. These options make scheduling and continuity easier for people juggling parenting, work, or medical needs.
Questions people ask about Charity
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, anger, and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach starts with a respectful, compassionate, and nonjudgmental relationship. She combines listening with practical skill-building and goal-focused work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working in clinical settings and independent practice environments.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Virginia LCP and practices in Virginia.
Which languages or international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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