- Anxiety
- Trauma
- Guilt and shame
About Summer
Summer Sullivan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with three years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Summer also focuses on issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.
Summer uses straightforward, evidence-based approaches to help people untangle painful feelings and daily struggles. She leans on cognitive-behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and on skills from dialectical behavior work to manage strong emotions and impulses. She also uses person-centered listening and trauma-aware practices to pay attention to what feels most urgent for each person.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Summer helps people notice patterns, try simple skills, and reflect on past hurts that still affect today. She aims to translate therapy into things someone can use between sessions, such as clearer communication or calmer reactions in tense moments.
Her work addresses both immediate problems and longer-term patterns. That can mean short-term strategies for panic or intense shame, and slower work on attachment wounds or repeated relationship difficulties. Summer encourages small experiments in day-to-day life to test new ways of coping.
People can expect direct feedback, tools to practice, and time to process painful memories. She conducts therapy in English and works from her Texas LPC credential. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Summer often draws on cognitive-behavioral techniques, which focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking. This approach can help with anxiety, panic, and guilt by breaking down distressing thoughts into manageable steps. Dialectical behavior skills are also part of her approach, offering concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance tools for intense feelings or impulsive reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to figure out which techniques suit their goals and preferences, and may adjust methods over time based on what helps most.
Confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day, or offering a quieter setting without the need to leave work. Licensed professionals typically use these practical advantages to help therapy fit daily routines while focusing on useful skills and real-life practice.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to guilt and shame?
She lists guilt and shame among areas she works with, alongside relationship problems, trauma, grief, and mood concerns.
How does she approach feelings of intense shame?
She uses evidence-based techniques such as cognitive-behavioral ideas and dialectical behavior skills to help manage strong emotions and rethink harsh self-judgments.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has three years of experience as a practicing counselor working with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices there.
Can someone who speaks another language work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.