Charlotte Schafer

Charlotte Schafer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and life transitions. She supports clients dealing with relationship strain, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and self-esteem struggles. Her approach blends practical skills with attention to what matters most to each person.

Schafer trained with a Bachelor of Science in Christian counseling and a Master of Arts in professional counseling from Liberty University. She completed a residency at Counseling Alliance of Virginia in Charlottesville and spent three years there before opening a small private practice.

Her style is straightforward and flexible. Sessions focus on clear strategies people can use between meetings. She often teaches cognitive and behavioral techniques, emotion regulation skills, and mindful grounding exercises.

Faith can be included when a client requests it. She offers Christian-based counseling as an option and weaves faith themes into therapy for those who want that perspective.

Charlotte draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. She aims to help people notice unhelpful patterns, learn new coping skills, and create routines that reduce reactive behavior and improve daily functioning.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck on them. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone toward a life they care about, which can help with anger, anxiety, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts influence actions and teaches concrete steps to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for panic, depression, anger, and sleep or eating difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit the person’s goals, challenges, and daily routine. That might mean combining mindfulness skills with CBT exercises or drawing on DBT-style emotion regulation when impulsivity is a concern.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list formats. Ask which session types are offered and how scheduling works. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions help them practice skills in real life and maintain continuity through life changes.