Dr. Zoauntrist Oldham , LPC

Dr. Zoauntrist Oldham is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 22 years of clinical work in Georgia. She focuses on helping people find steadiness when stress, anxiety, or life changes feel overwhelming. Her approach is warm and straightforward, and she aims to make the first steps feel manageable.

She listens first and then shapes a plan with each person. Sessions address relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports people coping with body image, cancer-related stress, caregiver burden, and isolation.

Dr. Oldham blends several therapy approaches to match what a person needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She uses client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on what matters most to the individual.

Over two decades she has worked with mood disorders, panic attacks, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress. She also helps people dealing with communication problems, forgiveness, guilt, impulsivity, and life purpose questions. Her style is respectful and sensitive, with attention to practical steps that can be used between sessions.

People who want a collaborative, down-to-earth guide may find her style helpful. She tailors conversations and the plan of care to each person’s needs. Taking a first step can be hard, and she offers steady support through that process.

How therapeutic approaches and online care fit together

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, stress, and life purpose questions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting patterns in thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It teaches practical strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts, managing panic symptoms, and improving low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That plan can adapt over time as needs change.

Online therapy lets people meet by video, call by phone, or check in through live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for a fuller face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t needed. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when a person prefers writing to talking.

These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, maintain momentum between sessions, and keep working on goals from different locations.