Ann Kerlin

Ann Kerlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 14 years of experience. She focuses on grief and coping with life changes, and she also addresses issues like forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, and social anxiety.

She helps people talk through loss and major transitions in clear, direct ways. Sessions focus on what is happening now and practical steps to manage overwhelming feelings. Ann listens to the facts of a situation and helps clients sort through emotions and decisions.

Her approach is conversational and goal-oriented. She encourages identifying small changes that make daily life easier. She also works on addressing painful thoughts such as guilt, shame, or isolation so these feelings have less power over choices and relationships.

Ann supports people questioning what matters after a change or feeling stuck about next steps. She offers structure for thinking about purpose and practical tasks to try between sessions. The aim is to make progress that fits into ordinary life without promising fixed outcomes.

Her experience includes many years helping people through grief and life transition work. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients. To begin she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How evidence-based techniques are used online

Ann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at managing strong emotions and practical problems. Cognitive-based methods involve noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real situations to reduce worry and shame. These techniques are useful for social anxiety, guilt, and self-critical thinking.

Behavioral strategies focus on small behavioral experiments and gradual exposure to feared situations. This helps reduce avoidance linked to isolation and social anxiety by building tolerance and new habits through repeated, manageable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match a client's goals, needs, and comfort level. Clients and the therapist decide together what to keep, change, or pause as therapy proceeds.

The biography does not list which session formats are provided, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules require, and remove travel time. Talk formats that do not require a camera can help when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers a quieter, less visual check-in.