- Guilt and shame
- CBT and ACT
- Communication skills
About Truly
Truly Pollard is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Alabama with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and big life changes. She also addresses depression and concerns such as guilt and shame.
Truly helps people notice how guilt and shame show up in daily life. She uses practical strategies to improve communication and reduce isolation. Sessions often focus on small, concrete steps that can make everyday interactions easier and less overwhelming.
Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and act in ways that align with what matters to them. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are drawn on when stronger emotional regulation or attachment work is needed.
Truly pays attention to faith, identity, and personal values when they matter to a client. This means conversations can include spiritual questions or identity concerns alongside symptom-focused work. She aims for straightforward, respectful sessions that balance practical tools with personal reflection.
Clients who come with panic, post-traumatic stress, divorce or control issues are offered paced, skills-based work. For people carrying guilt or shame, sessions tend to combine emotional processing with hands-on techniques to change daily habits and self-talk.
Approaches used in online sessions and how they fit
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name their values and take small steps toward them despite unpleasant feelings. It can be useful when guilt or shame keeps someone stuck and they want clearer direction about what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and panic. It is helpful for managing social anxiety, panic attacks, and repetitive self-critical thinking.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and preferences in early sessions and suggest which methods to try first. Together the client and therapist check what helps and adjust the plan as needed rather than sticking to a single fixed method.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Once you know the available formats, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins can fit a lunch break, audio-only sessions can lower bandwidth needs, and remote meetings remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver the same practical exercises and emotional processing as in-person work, helping clients practice skills and try different ways of responding to guilt and shame in daily life.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to guilt and shame?
She works with guilt and shame alongside issues like relationships, trauma, parenting, and depression. Sessions focus on how those feelings affect behavior and relationships.
How would she approach feelings of guilt?
She uses practical methods such as CBT to examine unhelpful thoughts and ACT to reconnect with values. Work often blends emotional processing with behavior change.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She has 14 years of experience as a counselor working with adults on anxiety, trauma, panic, and life transitions. That experience includes helping people through divorce and post-traumatic stress.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Alabama. Her practice is based in that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients. Work is provided to clients within her stated region.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile. The site’s booking flow will list the available ways to meet.
How does cost work for her services?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the booking process.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session. That process will guide the initial steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.