Dr. Sommer Garrett

Dr. Sommer Garrett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of experience. She approaches counseling as a trusted space for people to share their stories - the proud parts, the painful parts, and the parts they have hidden. She often helps people who are weighed down by guilt, shame, anxiety, or anger. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she aims to help people feel more connected and whole.

Garrett has worked beyond the United States, providing trauma-focused counseling and education in Kenya, Uganda, and Ukraine. Those experiences shaped her view that people from different backgrounds still share the same wish to be known and accepted. She uses that global perspective to inform how she listens and responds.

Her approach mixes talking with practical, creative tools. She may use attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships affect feelings. She also uses client-centered and cognitive behavioral methods to support clearer thinking and behavior change. Mindfulness and narrative techniques help people notice patterns and tell their story in new ways.

In some sessions she includes guided imagery, bilateral stimulation, or creative expression to address anxiety, trauma, and self-worth. Garrett emphasizes simple experiments in therapy - trying things that feel odd until they begin to help. She focuses on uncovering strengths that have helped clients survive and on loosening the grip of guilt and shame.

Her goal is to help people understand how past experiences shaped them without letting those experiences define the future. She invites people to share their story and to work together toward feeling healthier, more connected, and more whole.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect emotional patterns and trust. It can help when people struggle with connection, shame, or recurring relationship problems.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful listening and following the person’s pace. This approach supports people who need acceptance and space to explore difficult feelings without pressure.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, anger, and mood challenges by giving clear steps to test and change patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan based on what actually helps in sessions.

Confirm current online session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a day, allow shorter check-ins, and reduce travel time. It also lets people try therapeutic tools like guided imagery or mindfulness exercises from wherever they are, while adapting the work to each person’s needs.