- Relationship and intimacy
- Trauma and grief
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Charity
Dr. Charity Rolfes is a Virginia LCP with 25 years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports people coping with career strain, parenting pressures, compassion fatigue, and a range of identity and body-image issues. Her approach aims to make hard conversations feel manageable and respectful.
Her style centers on the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change. She creates a kind, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak honestly about painful experiences. The work often focuses on naming feelings, noticing patterns, and finding practical ways to manage day-to-day challenges.
Dr. Rolfes draws from several therapy methods to match a person’s needs. That can mean focusing on thoughts and behaviors, practicing present-moment awareness, or examining long-standing patterns connected to early attachments. She also uses ideas from Jungian and psychodynamic perspectives to consider meaning and personal history.
Her practice includes care for people across diverse backgrounds and identities, including those with different military service experiences, neurodiversity, and LGBTQIA+ identities. She speaks English and works from Virginia as a licensed clinician.
People who meet with her typically start by clarifying goals and then try small, practical steps between sessions. The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. Dr. Rolfes aims to help people build clearer self-understanding and more satisfying daily routines.
Her style centers on the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change. She creates a kind, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak honestly about painful experiences. The work often focuses on naming feelings, noticing patterns, and finding practical ways to manage day-to-day challenges.
Dr. Rolfes draws from several therapy methods to match a person’s needs. That can mean focusing on thoughts and behaviors, practicing present-moment awareness, or examining long-standing patterns connected to early attachments. She also uses ideas from Jungian and psychodynamic perspectives to consider meaning and personal history.
Her practice includes care for people across diverse backgrounds and identities, including those with different military service experiences, neurodiversity, and LGBTQIA+ identities. She speaks English and works from Virginia as a licensed clinician.
People who meet with her typically start by clarifying goals and then try small, practical steps between sessions. The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. Dr. Rolfes aims to help people build clearer self-understanding and more satisfying daily routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a warm, accepting relationship and letting clients lead the pace and topics of sessions; it helps when someone needs space to talk and to feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that can help with intense emotions and relationship problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals, needs, and what feels useful in practice. That may mean trying a skills-based tool for a few sessions or shifting to deeper exploration of life patterns over time.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or letting someone join when they cannot leave a household routine. It can also make practicing homework between sessions more convenient. Ask about available session options so you can pick what fits your schedule and comfort.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body-image concerns, parenting strain, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue, among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work centers on a respectful, non-judgmental relationship. Sessions emphasize listening, naming patterns, and using practical steps to manage feelings and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of life challenges and identities.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Virginia LCP and practices in Virginia.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.