- Trauma-aware approach
- Collaborative style
- Creative processing
About Sommer
Dr. Sommer Garrett is an LPC who frames counseling as a trusted space for people to tell their stories. She focuses on the shame and guilt that can follow painful experiences and on helping people see how they learned to survive. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she often blends conversation with creative ways to process things that feel hard to name.
She has worked beyond the United States, offering trauma-focused counseling and education in Kenya, Uganda, and Ukraine. Those experiences shaped her belief that people everywhere want to be known, accepted, and connected. That perspective informs how she listens and responds to people in sessions.
In session she uses practical tools to lower anxiety and stress. She draws from cognitive behavioral ideas, attachment-based perspectives, and mindfulness practices to strengthen self-worth and relationships. She also uses narrative approaches to help people rewrite the meaning of painful events.
Her work often helps people who are coping with grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, relationship strains, parenting stress, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar challenges, compassion fatigue, and career-related concerns. Coping with natural or human-caused disaster is listed among her focus areas.
Dr. Garrett aims to make therapy feel like teamwork. She helps people spot the patterns that keep them stuck and build practical ways to move forward. The goal is clearer thinking, eased shame, and a stronger sense of self and connection.
How her approaches guide online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and expectations. It helps people notice patterns in close relationships and build more secure ways of relating that reduce shame and isolation.Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, listens deeply, and helps people name what matters to them so change comes from their own goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit best based on goals, comfort, and what has or hasn't helped before. That means trying things together and adjusting as needed.
Confirm the available session options before booking so you know how sessions will be offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a work break. It can also let therapists use guided imagery, mindfulness practices, and narrative exercises in real time, which many people find helpful when working through grief, trauma, or disaster-related stress.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career concerns, and more.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, mixing conversation with practical tools and creative ways to process difficult experiences.
What is her background and experience?
She has nine years of counseling experience and has provided trauma-focused counseling and education in Kenya, Uganda, and Ukraine.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices from South Carolina.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.