Christie Wakefield, LMFT
Calm, practical support for parenting and relationships
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
About Christie
Christie Wakefield is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, and parenting challenges. Her tone is direct and compassionate, aimed at parents who need practical support and clear next steps.
Christie uses approaches that match each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all method. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and mindfulness practices to build present-moment coping.
Background and approach
She also integrates strategies from dialectical behavior work and EMDR when trauma or intense emotional regulation needs arise. Her background includes work in community mental health programs and roles as a program therapist addressing addiction and mood disorders. She has led trauma recovery groups and LGBTQ support groups, bringing group experience into individual sessions when it helps.
That experience informs how she shapes goals and homework between meetings. In sessions users can expect straightforward guidance, collaborative goal setting, and skill-building aimed at daily life. Christie values meeting people where they are in readiness to change.
She emphasizes respect and a nonjudgmental approach while helping parents balance relationships and caregiving demands. Practical topics addressed in therapy include coping with grief, improving communication, managing anger, navigating intimacy-related issues, and rebuilding self-esteem. Christie aims to help people find manageable steps toward better functioning and clearer priorities.
What Christie works with
Everything Christie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
Approaches Christie lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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.
Approaches that fit family life and online schedules
Christie uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. CBT is useful for managing anxiety, depression, and everyday stress by teaching practical strategies you can use between sessions.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness. DBT-style skills can be especially helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships are strained. For trauma-related distress she incorporates EMDR-informed techniques to process difficult memories and reduce their intensity when appropriate.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Christie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and help decide which approaches to try first. The plan can shift as needs evolve so therapy stays focused and useful.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy family routines. Video lets you work face to face, phone can be easier on low-bandwidth days, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging helps keep progress between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule around caregiving, work, and school commitments while keeping therapy practical and goal-oriented.
Questions people ask about Christie
What concerns does Christie commonly address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction issues, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, anger, family concerns, parenting, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions combine practical skill-building with collaborative discussion. Christie uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral, dialectical, mindfulness, and trauma-informed approaches to help people make small, steady changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Christie has four years of professional experience, including work in community mental health programs and leading trauma recovery and LGBTQ support groups.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) licensed in Georgia and practices there.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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