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Online therapist

Acea Starks

Calm practical help for everyday parenting challenges

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Credentials
LPC, LCMHC
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Georgia, Vermont, South Dakota
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Acea

Acea Starks greets people with a straightforward, down-to-earth style. She keeps language simple and practical so busy parents can quickly know what to expect. Her work is geared toward family and parenting concerns among others, and she focuses on concrete tools and clear goals rather than jargon.

Acea holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and brings 11 years of professional experience to sessions. Acea prefers an eclectic approach that adapts to each person’s needs.

Background and approach

She combines talk-based methods with skills practice. Sessions emphasize goal setting, accountability, and building everyday routines that make life easier. She often teaches breathing, coping, and communication techniques that can be used between meetings.

Her background includes a nontraditional path into mental health that began after earlier studies in English and nursing. That life experience shaped a practical perspective on stress and work-life balance. She has worked a variety of jobs and draws on those experiences when helping people solve real-world problems.

Acea values straightforward communication and will rephrase things when needed. She stresses self-care and models work-life balance in her own life by spending time outdoors whenever possible. This orientation often resonates with people who want usable strategies rather than long, abstract discussions.

Therapy with Acea usually focuses on present challenges and skills to manage them. Her training includes several therapeutic styles so she can tailor sessions to what helps most. She practices from Georgia and holds the licenses LPC and LCMHC.

Approaches and flexible online care

Acea frequently draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, mood challenges, and sleep or eating patterns. DBT teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling relationship stress.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening carefully and responding to each person without judgment. Together with skills-based methods, this creates a collaborative process where the therapist and client decide which tools will best meet immediate needs and longer-term goals.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions around parenting schedules, work, and other commitments. The variety of formats also lets people choose brief check-ins or longer discussions depending on what helps most.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns are addressed here?
She works with stress, anxiety, mood disorders, parenting and family matters, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, substance concerns, sleep and eating problems, and related areas listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and adaptable. Sessions mix talk, skills practice, goal setting, and accountability to create tools clients can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working in mental health settings and brings that background into current practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials with license numbers AK LPC 222816 and VT LCMHC 068.0135439. Her practice is based in Georgia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Georgia, Vermont, South Dakota, Alaska
Languages
English

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