- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Guilt and shame work
About Sumer
Sumer Jarvis is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) in South Carolina and has three years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, and major life changes, including concerns such as guilt and shame.
Her sessions use practical, evidence-based methods to build coping skills. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people notice patterns, test unhelpful thoughts, and set manageable goals. Conversations focus on small, concrete steps rather than abstract solutions.
She helps people talk through difficult emotions like grief or shame and looks at how those feelings affect daily routines and sleep. She also addresses related concerns such as chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image, hoarding, and isolation. Sessions may explore forgiveness and self-compassion as ways to reduce ongoing inner conflict.
Sumer frames therapy as a collaborative process. She listens, offers practical strategies, and checks in often about what is or isn’t working. This includes breaking down tasks into doable actions and practicing skills between meetings.
Her background as an LISW-CP shapes how she approaches clinical work in South Carolina. People who choose her often want straightforward tools for handling anxiety, grief, or major changes, plus a clinician who will help them apply those tools in daily life.
How Sumer uses CBT and Motivational Interviewing online
CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test whether those thoughts match reality. Online sessions can use short exercises to track mood, plan behavior experiments, and practice coping techniques between meetings.Motivational Interviewing focuses on clarifying what matters to the person and building their own reasons to change. In remote sessions this can look like structured conversations that identify values, set small goals, and reinforce progress over time.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide whether CBT, Motivational Interviewing, or a mix makes sense based on goals and preferences. That choice can be adjusted as work continues.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people practice skills in the settings where they live and then bring reactions back to the next session for review.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, and life changes. Additional focuses include guilt and shame, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and isolation.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns and from Motivational Interviewing to clarify values and goals. The approach emphasizes small steps and testing new ways of thinking.
What is her clinical background?
She has three years of professional experience and holds the LISW-CP credential. Her practice is based in South Carolina.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LISW-CP in South Carolina and provides clinical services within that jurisdiction.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.