Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Sommer works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sommer
Dr. Sommer Garrett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience. She approaches counseling as a respectful, shared space where people can bring their whole story - the proud parts and the painful parts.
She often focuses on feelings of guilt and shame and how those emotions affect daily life and relationships. She has provided trauma-focused counseling and education outside the United States in Kenya, Uganda, and Ukraine, and those experiences shaped her view that people everywhere want to be known and connected.
Background and approach
That international work informs how she listens for cultural context and individual meaning in each person’s story. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she sometimes uses creative or less conventional methods when they might help. In sessions she talks things through, introduces practical tools to reduce anxiety and stress, and looks for patterns that keep someone stuck.
She emphasizes recognizing survival strategies rather than blaming the person. Dr. Garrett draws on several approaches to guide sessions, including Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Narrative Therapy.
These approaches are used to support work on relationships, self-worth, trauma, and coping skills. People who want a calm, exploratory space may find her approach helpful. She aims to help people see how their past shaped them, spot the strengths that have helped them survive, and slowly loosen guilt, shame, and fear so they can feel more connected and whole.
What Sommer works with
Everything Sommer lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sommer's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sommer lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that focus on connection and coping
Dr. Garrett often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns, helping people understand how they relate to others and where mistrust or distance began. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her work; it centers the person’s perspective and encourages acceptance, active listening, and the client’s own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and practice small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and anger.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to try methods that fit their goals and comfort level, and adjustments are made as the work progresses. The client and therapist together decide which combination of approaches feels most helpful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, remote therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also make it simpler to maintain continuity after life changes, which supports steady work on emotion regulation, trauma processing, and relationship patterns.
Questions people ask about Sommer
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, parenting concerns, and trauma-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and collaborative, combining talk-based work with practical tools and occasional creative techniques to reduce anxiety and process difficult experiences.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has nine years of clinical experience and has provided trauma-focused counseling and education internationally in Kenya, Uganda, and Ukraine.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as LPC in South Carolina, and practices from that state.
In which languages can sessions be held and can people abroad join?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.