Antoinette Goss , LMHC, LPC

Antoinette Goss is a licensed counselor based in Virginia with ten years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through a range of life challenges. She holds the credentials LMHC and LPC - LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor and LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - and provides services in English. Her practice emphasizes practical tools and collaborative care to help clients move toward greater wellbeing.

She works with concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions and process addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, self-esteem struggles, anger, career transitions, and bipolar disorder. Additional focus areas include HIV and AIDS related issues, postpartum depression, military and veteran concerns, prejudice and discrimination, sexual assault and abuse, infidelity and jealousy, and self-harm. Antoinette integrates evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Existential Therapy to tailor treatment to each person or family.

She combines professional training with personal insight to offer empathetic, strengths-based support. Antoinette aims to partner with clients to identify useful coping strategies, resources, and goals so they can regain a sense of hope, agency, and balance in their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Antoinette uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. She also applies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support people in clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and taking meaningful action despite difficult emotions. In addition, Client-Centered Therapy is central to her work, offering an empathetic, nonjudgmental stance that helps clients feel heard and understood while they explore goals and change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Antoinette collaborates with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences. This collaborative stance helps shape a treatment plan that feels relevant and doable for each person.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to connect from different locations and on schedules that work for them. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions and busy periods while working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor support to individual concerns.