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Online therapist

Dr. Treva Sexton

Compassionate, practical help for relationship challenges

Credentials
LPC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Treva

Dr. Treva Sexton is a licensed professional counselor with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday relationship and personal challenges, including family and parenting concerns, intimacy, communication problems, and stress.

She aims to help people name what is getting in the way and make clear, practical plans for change. Her approach is straightforward and respectful. Sessions emphasize better communication, increased understanding, and realistic next steps.

She also addresses issues related to addiction, anger, ADHD, trauma, and gender and sexual identity matters in ways that acknowledge each person’s lived experience.

Background and approach

Dr. Sexton uses proven tools from several therapy styles, including client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies. She draws on skills from dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when helpful.

Mindfulness practices are used to manage stress and emotional reactivity. She provides a space where people can bring difficult topics, including adoption and foster care concerns, blended family stress, and challenges around body image or infidelity. Her work also covers fatherhood issues, caregiver stress, and relationship concerns tied to commitment or control.

Based in Georgia, Dr. Sexton offers multiple online formats as well as local options. Conversations start with a clear sense of what a client wants to change, then move toward small, doable steps and measurable progress.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. It helps clients feel heard and supports them in finding their own solutions to relationship and parenting challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and change unhelpful reactions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will try methods and adjust as needed so the work fits the person and the problem.

Online therapy makes those approaches easy to use from home. Video calls let conversations feel like in-person sessions, while phone sessions can be simpler for short-term check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick, flexible ways to keep momentum between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy family and work lives.

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 issues are addressed in sessions?
Therapy covers family and parenting topics, intimacy and relationship problems, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, and addiction among other concerns listed in the profile.
What is the general style of therapy?
Sessions are practical and client-centered, with an emphasis on communication, problem solving, and concrete steps. Techniques are adapted to what each person needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has eight years of experience working with a range of personal and relational concerns.
Where is the therapist located and how is licensure shown?
She practices in Georgia and holds an LPC credential listed as GA LPC LPC009072.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client needs.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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