Akemi McGoogan

Akemi McGoogan is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and career concerns. She offers straightforward, goal-focused therapy that centers on changing unhelpful thoughts and building forward motion. Akemi draws on nearly two decades of practice to guide clients toward clearer choices and more energy for daily life.

She trained with a bachelor of social work from NC Central University and a Master of Social Work in Direct Practice from SUNY Albany. Over 18 years she has worked with adults across common life challenges. Her background includes supporting people with grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, and issues tied to life transitions and caregiving.

Akemi uses several practical approaches depending on a person’s goals. These include cognitive behavioral tools to shift thinking patterns, mindfulness to calm the body and mind, and acceptance-oriented work to clarify values and next steps. She describes her style as motivational and warm, focusing on small steps that build momentum.

Her scope includes career-related concerns and helping people who feel stuck or unmotivated at work. She also addresses intimacy issues, sleep difficulties, anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and identity matters such as LGBT concerns. When a condition falls outside her practice she refers people to colleagues.

Akemi is based in Georgia and holds the LCSW and CSW credentials. She writes about parenting and postpartum topics and has authored short books aimed at supporting mothers. To begin, readers can follow the site’s Start Therapy flow to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How these approaches guide online work

Akemi uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change patterns of thinking that get in the way of goals. CBT focuses on practical exercises and experiments you can use between meetings to test new ways of thinking and acting.

She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters most and take small committed actions even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT often supports work on values, motivation, and career choices.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and responses to different methods, then shape sessions to match what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can change as work progresses.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, save travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use mindfulness exercises or homework between sessions to reinforce progress while managing life and work commitments.