Wanda Goldthrip

Wanda Goldthrip is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Georgia. She helps people facing grief, low self-esteem, depression, bipolar challenges, and major life changes. She speaks English and aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for people who are feeling stuck or overwhelmed.

Wanda draws on 14 years of clinical experience to shape each conversation. She blends faith-informed perspectives with more general therapeutic ideas when clients want that, and she adapts her approach to match each person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical steps, and small changes that add up over time.

Her work often includes tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice their experience without judgment and motivational interviewing to build momentum toward meaningful goals. These methods are used alongside conversation about values, forgiveness, and self-worth when relevant.

People come to Wanda for help with grief, loneliness, guilt and shame, panic symptoms, and questions about life purpose and self-love. She emphasizes a gentle, tuned-in process that moves at a person’s pace and respects individual beliefs.

To begin, she asks about current concerns and what matters most to the person seeking help. From there she and the client shape a plan with attainable steps and regular check-ins so progress can be tracked and adjusted as needed.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Wanda uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice thought patterns and try new behaviors; this approach often includes setting small, practical experiments between sessions to test what works. She also draws on mindfulness therapy to teach short attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. Motivational interviewing is used to clarify personal values and strengthen commitment to change by exploring ambivalence.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Wanda will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts plans based on progress and the client’s feedback so therapy stays relevant and manageable.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit therapy into busy schedules, have shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Online work can make it easier to use recorded mindfulness practices, share short worksheets between meetings, and keep momentum between sessions without promising any particular format.