Charlotte Windom , LPC

Charlotte Windom is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alabama with 16 years of experience guiding individuals, couples, and families through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, anger, depression, and life transitions. She draws on formal training and lived experience to offer a compassionate, thoughtful approach to counseling, believing that professional expertise and personal empathy work together to support healing and growth.

Charlotte earned a BS in Human Services with a minor in Psychology, graduating cum laude from Troy University, and holds an MS in Counseling Psychology. She is a member of Chi Sigma Iota and has been recognized on the National Dean's List and the Provost's List. Her professional background spans private practice, community mental health, university counseling services at Auburn University, juvenile probation court liaison work, county family services, and a child advocacy center.

In a leadership role, Charlotte created and implemented a Child/Adolescent Day Treatment Program in 2009 that reached a ten-year milestone in 2019. She has served as a program coordinator and provided individual, family, couples, in-home, group, and crisis counseling to children, teens, college students, and adults. Charlotte integrates evidence-based approaches to address specialized concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, and struggles with guilt, shame, and forgiveness.

Therapeutic approaches and online counseling with Charlotte Windom

Charlotte integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online practice. ACT helps people clarify their values and commit to actions that align with those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings - it is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and a collaborative relationship so clients feel heard and supported while exploring personal issues such as relationship or family concerns. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to change them, which can be effective for depression, anxiety, and coping with daily challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Charlotte works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and needs, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals tailor interventions rather than using a one-size-fits-all model.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage transportation barriers, and maintain continuity of care during major life changes. These options allow therapists and clients to focus on meaningful work together without forcing a tradeoff between access and quality of care.