About Wanda
Wanda Goldthrip is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia. She focuses on helping people who are coping with grief, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, and major life changes. Wanda aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can begin to feel steadier and more hopeful.
Wanda has 14 years of experience supporting people through anxiety, panic attacks, and struggles with motivation and self-love. She works with concerns such as guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and questions about life purpose.
How Wanda works
Her approach adapts to each person rather than using a single fixed method. In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people stay present and reduce stress, and Motivational Interviewing to find what will realistically move someone forward.
Wanda blends these methods with a persons own values, including faith when clients want that included. Wanda describes therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people set clear, manageable goals and checks in on progress along the way.
The work often includes practical exercises between sessions as well as shorter tools for when symptoms spike. Her manner is calm and direct, with an emphasis on respect and sensitivity. Wanda supports people who want straightforward, goal-focused help for mood, anxiety, grief, and major life transitions.
Wanda lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Wanda works with
The areas below are the ones Wanda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
Adapting CBT and Mindfulness for Online Care
Wanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which often includes brief exercises and thought records that can be reviewed during online sessions. Mindfulness Therapy is used to build calmer responses to stress through short breathing and awareness practices that transfer easily to video or phone sessions. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational approach that helps people clarify goals and find their own reasons to change, which works well in chat and messaging formats.Choosing an approach is a team effort. Wanda will discuss what matters most to the individual, try techniques in session, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This collaborative process makes it easier to find methods that fit the person's life and values.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists observe tone and facial expression, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and text-based messaging or live chat allow for brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to use brief tools when symptoms arise.
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