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Dr. Charity Rolfes

VA LCP 0810004797
Credentials
VA LCP 0810004797
NPI Number
1366882854
Location
Virginia
Languages
English
Dr. Charity Rolfes
25 years experience

About Dr. Charity Rolfes

Hi, My name is Charity B. Rolfes and I am a Virginia licensed Clinical Psychologist with 25 years of experience. The therapeutic relationship is the foundation of any type of psychotherapy. It begins with mutual respect and the therapist’s ability to create a supportive, compassionate, non-judgmental atmosphere where a patient feels safe to explore and address life’s challenges.
A great many of us are taught that some aspects of ourselves are wrong, bad, or not good enough. Too many experience traumatic or abusive situations that can shake our confidence in ourselves, our safety, and other people, and all of us will experience losses that cause us sadness and pain. Psychology provides many paths to work with the emotions and consequences resulting from these experiences in a way that leads to growth and a more meaningful and fulfilling life, and healthy connections with others. I have training in and experience with a broad range of psychotherapies, including psychodynamic, Dialectical Behavior, mindfulness based, somatic, and cognitive behavioral therapies. I enjoy and have experience working with clients from many backgrounds, races, ethnicities, LGBTQIA+ identities, branches of military service, ability and neurodiversity statuses, immigration statuses, and religions and spiritual traditions.
I look forward to the opportunity to meet with you, explore your goals, and work toward the life that you envision for yourself.

Licenses

LCP
0810004797

Professional experience

  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Career difficulties
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • LGBT
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Attachment issues
  • Autism and Asperger Syndrome
  • Avoidant personality
  • Blended family issues
  • Body image
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Chronic pain, illness, and disability
  • Co-morbidity
  • Codependency
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Dependent personality
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce and separation
  • Domestic violence
  • Emptiness
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Fatherhood issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Immigration issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Men's issues
  • Midlife crisis
  • Mood disorders
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Narcissism
  • Paranoia
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Self-love
  • Sexual assault and abuse
  • Sexuality
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Jungian Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

13 Reviews

“Charity is an exceptional therapist. She's both highly intelligent and emotionally attuned—she grasps what I'm saying immediately, even when I'm speaking in abstractions or struggling to articulate something clearly.<br /> It's a rare and profound experience to feel that the person on the other side of the phone truly understands you at a deep level, despite not having lived your specific experiences. Somehow, Charity makes me feel like she has—which leaves me feeling seen, heard, and less alone.<br /> She's also profoundly warm and kind, holding space for me through my most difficult moments with steadiness and true compassion. That combination—intellectual depth and genuine warmth—is what makes her irreplaceable.<br /> I can say with confidence: Charity is better than thirty therapists combined.”

“Listens and seems genuinely caring.”

“Encouraging and Supportive”

“Dr. Rolfes is easy-going and extremely kind. She understands and listens. She lets you finish until responding. I had problems with previous therapists having opinions but feeling like they are judging and she doesn’t do that. She helps me a lot throughout my life.”

“As my introduction to therapy, finding Dr. Rolfes was so great. She is clearly very educated in her profession and is extremely easy to talk to. I am very grateful and anybody who has her as their therapist is very lucky.”

“Patient and so understanding. The perfect therapist for my personality.”

“I love how attentive and caring my therapist is. She makes me feel heard.”

“Dr. Rolfes is an amazing therapist. She is very understanding and nonjudgmental. However also expressing that I could have maybe done something different. She has helped me realize a few things I did not recognize at first.”

“A very compassionate and understanding therapist.”

“Dr. Rolfes' attention to detail is so admirable. She recalls things I have previously stated which makes me feel heard and really brings a personal feeling to each session. She has helped me immensely.”

“thank you for always being kind and caring. you have a way of bringing a touch of levity to such a heavy topic like Therapy, it feels like talking to a person versus a cold, clinical machine so i really appreciate it :)”

“She is always welcoming, extremely kind, and listens well. The advice provided by her is incredible. I would not want to talk to anyone else. She helps me self reflect so I can build upon myself when I have moments of cloudiness.”

“Miss Rolfes has been very easy to talk to and very sensitive to my needs and concerns. Even though we are just getting started with my therapy journey I feel like we are making good progress and she is very in tune to my goals.”

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