Christie Wakefield, LMFT

Christie Wakefield is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia who holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Mercer University School of Medicine and brings four years of clinical experience to her work. She has supported children, couples, and families, with a focus on how addiction, trauma, and family dynamics intersect and influence daily functioning and relationships.

Her clinical background includes work as a program therapist within community mental health settings, where she treated a range of concerns from depression and anxiety to addiction and personality disorder presentations. In addition to individual and family work, she leads trauma recovery groups and facilitates LGBTQ+ support groups, reflecting her commitment to serving diverse clients and addressing issues related to gender and sexuality.

Christie’s areas of expertise include depression, addiction, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, family conflict, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, anger, and self-esteem difficulties, as well as navigating life changes. She is EMDR trained and holds Gottman Method couples counseling certification at levels one and two. Her therapeutic toolkit draws from evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Her therapeutic stance centers on meeting each person where they are in terms of readiness for change, offering compassionate, respectful care and a judgement-free space for clients to explore their experiences and goals. Christie emphasizes practical skills and collaborative planning to help clients work toward more fulfilling and balanced lives.