Dr. Sherry Aaker, LPC

Dr. Sherry Aaker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Her style is compassionate and straightforward, aiming to make therapy feel understandable and useful.

She often helps people facing major life changes like divorce, caregiving stress, workplace strain, and midlife transitions. She also addresses issues such as anger, sleep trouble, substance concerns, and feelings of emptiness or shame. Her work includes practical coaching alongside therapeutic support when clients want clear steps to move forward.

Dr. Aaker draws on several evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based ideas. Sessions emphasize real-life tools, thought and behavior changes, and building skills to cope with difficult emotions. She blends short-term problem solving with deeper work on relationship patterns and meaning when clients need it.

A faith-informed perspective is part of her practice for clients who find that helpful. She aims to meet people where they are, listen without judgment, and help them identify strengths they can use in daily life. People meet her for both crisis-focused help and longer term goals.

Therapy sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and sessions are scheduled after completing a brief matching questionnaire.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Dr. Aaker uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take meaningful action while learning to accept difficult emotions.

She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at relationship patterns and how early bonds shape current reactions. Together these approaches let her offer both short-term skill building and deeper work on recurring relationship or self-image struggles. She works with each person to decide which approach or combination fits their goals and preferences, making the choice together rather than imposing a single method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful when visual cues help the work, phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and live chat or messaging suits brief updates or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue progress across different settings.