- Anxiety and depression
- Parenting and family patterns
- ACT and CBT methods
About Akemi
Akemi McGoogan is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia with 18 years of experience helping adults manage anxiety, depression, stress, and parenting challenges. She holds a Master of Social Work in Direct Practice from SUNY Albany and a Bachelor of Social Work from North Carolina Central University. Akemi combines practical strategies and conversation to help people move past feeling stuck and regain momentum in their lives.
She uses clear, goal-focused methods in sessions. That can mean identifying unhelpful thought patterns, practicing mindful skills, or learning ways to handle intense emotions. Sessions often focus on small, actionable steps that fit into a busy life rather than abstract theory.
Akemi works with concerns that include relationship problems, family issues, grief, intimacy-related struggles, career stress, and ADHD-related challenges. She also lists additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, fertility and caregiver stress, and end-of-life counseling. Her approach reflects a mix of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered work.
She also offers coaching-style support for people who want help with goal setting and sustained behavior change. Writing and brief journaling exercises feature in her resources, informed by her books aimed at postpartum parents and self-reflection.
Sessions are conversational and direct. Akemi tends to set clear goals, track small wins, and adjust techniques as needed. Prospective clients in Georgia who want to explore how past family patterns still affect them can use the online matching tools to schedule a first session.
How her therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It is often used for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers concrete exercises to change thinking patterns that fuel depression and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and reactions in close relationships and can help when family of origin patterns still affect adult life.Finding the right method is part of the work. Akemi will collaborate with the client to decide which approaches to try based on their goals and what feels practical. Sessions can mix methods, with regular check-ins to see what is working and what to change next.
The specifics of session formats are not stated in her biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and let people use techniques from their everyday environment. Licensed professionals typically adapt exercises for remote work so clients can practice skills between meetings and track progress over time.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, grief, career strain, ADHD symptoms, and related topics listed in her specialties.
What is her approach in sessions?
Sessions are goal-focused and conversational. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience as a social worker, including work with adults, parents, and young adults across a variety of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW and CSW licensed in Georgia. Her training includes a Master of Social Work in Direct Practice from SUNY Albany.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
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