Antoinette Goss , LMHC, LPC

Antoinette Goss is a licensed mental health professional based in Virginia who brings a decade of clinical experience to her work with individuals, couples, families, teens, and veterans. She holds credentials as an LMHC and an LPC - LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor and LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - both indicating formal licensure to provide mental health counseling. Her practice emphasizes trauma-informed care and extends to concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, career transitions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

She integrates a range of evidence-informed methods to meet each person where they are, tailoring treatment to individual needs rather than adopting a one-size-fits-all approach. Her clinical toolkit includes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), client-centered techniques, emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), trauma-focused interventions, solution-focused strategies, mindfulness-based practices, narrative and psychodynamic approaches, existential perspectives, and the Gottman Method for couples work. Goss combines professional training with lived experience to offer practical tools, resources, and collaborative support aimed at helping people move toward greater well-being and renewed purpose.

Could Online Therapy Be a Good Fit?

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Licensed professionals deliver care through these channels and many therapists welcome the ability to switch providers if a different fit is desired. For many individuals, online therapy offers a convenient, evidence-informed option to pursue support and learn practical skills for managing everyday challenges.