Akemi McGoogan, LCSW, CSW

Akemi McGoogan is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia who draws on 18 years of practice to help people regain momentum in their lives. She frames therapy around practical steps and mindset shifts. Sessions focus on changing unhelpful thought patterns so people feel more empowered and motivated.

She earned a Master of Social Work in Direct Practice from SUNY Albany and a Bachelor of Social Work from North Carolina Central University. Akemi describes herself as warm and goal-oriented and uses a mix of approaches matched to each person’s needs. Her work often centers on anxiety, depression, stress, and self-esteem concerns.

Akemi also supports people facing relationship tensions, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, career struggles, grief, and compassion fatigue. Additional interests include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, fertility and fatherhood concerns, and end-of-life and hospice related matters. She notes experience with people affected by ADHD and sleeping difficulties as well.

Her therapy style blends cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, and client-centered listening. Sessions aim to be motivating and practical, with steps people can try between meetings. She uses plain language and focuses on progress that fits into everyday life.

Akemi has written resources for new parents including short journals and mindful activities. People who want a coach-like, motivational approach may find her style useful. To start, readers can use the site’s matching process to see if her approach fits their goals.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without being driven by them and choose actions that match their values. It is used for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests small changes to reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with trust, intimacy, and communication struggles.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most relevant and try methods that fit their goals and daily life. Sessions are collaborative and adapt over time based on what helps.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Online work also lets people practice skills where they live and brings therapy to moments when they need support between appointments.