Christie Wakefield, LMFT

Georgia · 4 years in practice

Christie Wakefield is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia.

License and registration

LMFT, Georgia: MFT001814 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1497353098 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Christie

Christie Wakefield is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia. She focuses on trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Christie combines practical strategies with a calm, respectful approach to help people handle hard moments.

She often uses EMDR alongside cognitive behavioral techniques to address painful memories and the thoughts that keep people stuck. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness to help people manage strong emotions and build steady routines.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize small, doable steps rather than big leaps. Christie has four years of clinical experience in community mental health settings. That work included program-level roles treating addiction and a range of mental health concerns.

She also led trauma recovery groups and ran LGBTQ support groups, so group formats are familiar to her practice. In sessions she listens first, then works with each person on realistic goals. She helps with parenting strain, grieving losses, intimacy-related worries, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions.

Therapy is collaborative and paced to a person’s readiness for change. Her approach is straightforward and nonjudgmental. Christie aims to create a space where people can share honestly and begin practical work on the problems that matter to them.

If someone is looking for a therapist who blends trauma-focused tools with everyday coping skills, her work centers on exactly that.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Christie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

How EMDR, CBT, and DBT work in online therapy

EMDR is used to help people process distressing memories and reduce the emotional charge those memories hold. In online sessions this can involve guided attention exercises, paired with discussion about thoughts and reactions that come up.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and simple homework to change unhelpful thinking patterns and build new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. These tools help when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships are strained.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to someone’s goals and try a method that fits their needs, adjusting over time if something isn’t working. That way the approach grows from the person’s own pace and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face work for skill coaching and EMDR-style processing. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, skill practice, and brief updates between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep steady momentum toward goals.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, grief, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, family conflict, LGBT concerns, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions are practical and collaborative. She listens first, then uses goal-focused tools such as CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, EMDR techniques, and Gottman-informed approaches to address problems.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of clinical experience, including work in community mental health programs and leading trauma recovery and LGBTQ support groups.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - practicing in Georgia.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; her practice operates in Georgia for clients within that region.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How do I begin working with her and what does it cost?

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