Charlotte Schafer

Charlotte Schafer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, self-esteem, ADHD, grief, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, career questions, and mood challenges such as depression and bipolar concerns. Charlotte draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs.

She trained at Liberty University, earning a Master of Arts in professional counseling after completing a Bachelor of Science in Christian counseling. Charlotte completed a residency at Counseling Alliance of Virginia in Charlottesville and later opened a small private practice. She brings eight years of counseling experience to her work.

In sessions she uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice thoughts and try new responses. She also uses dialectical behavior ideas for emotion regulation and acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and take meaningful action. Mindfulness grounding skills are woven into sessions to help with present-moment coping.

Charlotte offers an integrative style and can include Christian-based counseling when a client prefers faith-informed support. She works directly with individuals, including men and women and older adults, and adapts methods to the person in the room. Expect a practical, conversational approach focused on skills you can use between meetings.

Her practice pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns, impulsivity, obsessive-compulsive patterns, personality-related struggles, and issues that commonly affect women. She aims to help people build routines and strategies that fit daily life.

How therapeutic methods translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while tolerating difficult feelings. It is useful for life transitions, anxiety, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve routines; it often helps with anxiety, sleep, and mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for intense feelings and impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying tools in session and adjusting based on what helps in day-to-day life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills in their usual environments and bring real-life examples into sessions. Licensed professionals can help tailor homework and tools so therapy fits into everyday routines.