Dr. Sommer Garrett, LPC

Dr. Sommer Garrett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina with nine years of clinical experience. She frames counseling as a place where people can bring their whole story - the proud parts and the painful parts - and be listened to without judgment. She focuses on reducing toxic guilt and shame so people can see how their past shaped them instead of letting it define them.

Her work includes helping people cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting strain. She also supports those dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, career stress, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. Additional areas she attends to include abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, family of origin patterns, and blended family stress.

Garrett brings international experience to her practice, having provided trauma-focused counseling and education in Kenya, Uganda, and Ukraine. Those experiences inform her belief that people across cultures share a need to be known, accepted, and connected. She communicates with warmth and collaboration while remaining practical and straightforward.

Her style blends conversation with hands-on tools. She uses client-centered and attachment ideas to build trust, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and habits, and narrative and mindfulness ideas to shift how people see their stories. She may also use creative exercises and imagery when words alone don’t feel like enough.

The process begins by identifying what keeps someone stuck, noting strengths that have carried them so far, and working together to reduce shame, guilt, and fear. She welcomes adults who want to work toward feeling more connected and more whole.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and how early bonds affect current connections. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and build more secure ways of relating. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s own goals and experience, with the therapist offering empathy and support so clients can find their own solutions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress and includes homework or skill practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different techniques to see what fits. Together you will decide which ideas and exercises help you make steady progress.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking because formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce commute time. Different approaches can be adapted for remote work, and the therapist can suggest practical ways to practice skills between sessions.