Works with
How Akemi works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Akemi
Akemi McGoogan is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia who emphasizes practical, goal-focused work. She uses clear, down-to-earth language and helps people find concrete steps when anxiety, anger, low motivation, or life changes feel overwhelming. Akemi brings 18 years of experience and a warm, nonjudgmental style to sessions.
Her approach blends evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and acceptance work. In session she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, build small habits, and try new behaviors that fit their goals.
Background and approach
She often uses short, focused strategies when someone needs results quickly and longer conversations when deeper patterns are the issue. Akemi has worked across many concerns that affect daily life. She supports people dealing with stress, grief, relationship and intimacy challenges, career issues, parenting strain, sleep problems, compassion fatigue, and anger.
She also addresses topics such as adoption and foster care, aging and caregiver stress, fertility and end-of-life concerns. Her tools include client-centered listening, skills from dialectical behavior therapy, and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people move toward values-based living. She describes therapy as collaborative and motivational, encouraging clients to shift thoughts and try small experiments between sessions.
Akemi also writes practical resources for parents and caregivers. Sessions are offered in English and are available through a range of online formats to fit different schedules. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to pair someone with her practice.
What Akemi works with
Everything Akemi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Akemi's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Akemi lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values instead of getting stuck in worry or avoidance. It can be useful for anxiety, anger, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying concrete behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It often includes small homework tasks to practice new skills between sessions.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will review your needs, goals, and what has or hasn’t worked before, and then suggest methods to try. Sessions are collaborative so adjustments can be made over time until a good fit is found.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins, skill coaching, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, and busy schedules while still using ACT and CBT strategies in a focused, goal-oriented way.
Questions people ask about Akemi
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career concerns, grief, and related life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is motivational and client-centered with a focus on practical steps. Sessions combine listening with skill-building and short experiments to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 18 years of social work experience and has developed resources for parents and caregivers during that time.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a LCSW and CSW licensed in Georgia.
Which languages are supported and what about international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.