Christie Wakefield, LMFT

Christie Wakefield is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Georgia who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a core approach. She focuses on practical skills and clear steps that people can use right away. Christie speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel doable for busy parents and adults under stress.

She draws on several approaches depending on the concern, including DBT for emotion regulation and EMDR for trauma-related memories. In sessions she helps people break down overwhelming problems into manageable parts and build new coping habits. Conversations are direct and focused on what the person wants to change.

Christie has four years of clinical experience in community mental health settings and program-based roles. She has worked with people dealing with addiction, depression, anxiety, and personality disorder presentations. She also leads trauma recovery groups and LGBTQ support groups, which informs how she supports identity and relationship issues.

Her work often centers on relationships, parenting strain, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and life transitions. She uses Gottman methods to look at communication patterns when relationship problems are present. Christie emphasizes respect, nonjudgment, and meeting people where they are in their readiness to change.

People who choose her for therapy can expect collaborative planning, skill-building exercises, and clear takeaways after sessions. She adapts tools to fit each person’s life and goals, helping them practice new ways of reacting between sessions.

How therapy approaches and online sessions come together

Christie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT focuses on small, practical changes that can reduce anxiety, depression, and repetitive patterns over time.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. DBT practice is useful for intense emotions and improving day-to-day coping. For clients who are processing trauma, Christie offers EMDR to help reprocess distressing memories in a structured way when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Christie will discuss options and try strategies together, adjusting methods to match the person’s goals and comfort with different techniques. She explains what to expect and makes a plan that fits each person’s pace.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer scheduling flexibility and easier access from different locations. Video sessions let therapists use visual cues and structured exercises, while phone calls can be shorter check-ins when needed. Chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, technique practice, and ongoing contact between sessions to reinforce skills.