- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness meditation
- Neuroscience informed
About Kerry
Kerry Wischusen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with three years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family issues, grief, and career questions. Kerry also pays attention to concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, loneliness, and questions about life purpose.
Kerry uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a central frame for her work. She describes acceptance through three practical skills: presence, ease, and compassion. Presence means staying with the here and now and noticing thoughts without being driven by them. Ease focuses on calming an overactive nervous system through learning how the body returns to steadiness rather than avoiding difficulty.
She combines contemplative practices with current neuroscience. Kerry has training in mindfulness meditation and yoga and speaks from personal experience with those practices. She also follows research on emotional regulation and behavior change to inform her approach.
In sessions she begins by listening closely to understand patterns, personal history, and how hard moments show up in daily life and the body. Only after that does she introduce tools and practices that fit what a person needs. This makes conversations concrete and grounded in everyday situations.
People who feel stuck after a change in work, a relationship transition, or a health shift may find Kerry's way of working helpful for clarifying what matters next. She explains techniques plainly and practices them alongside clients as they try new ways of responding to stress and uncertainty.
How therapeutic techniques translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on practical skills to change how people relate to thoughts and feelings. It emphasizes being present with experience, choosing values-guided actions, and practicing small steps toward meaningful living. This approach is often used for anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and questions about life purpose.Mindfulness-based practices involve simple attention and breathing exercises that help reduce reactivity and build steady awareness. These practices can support people who notice overwhelm, emotional flooding, or ongoing stuckness. Kerry also draws on neuroscience-informed strategies that explain how behavior change and emotional regulation happen in the brain and body, which helps make exercises feel grounded in evidence.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of therapy. Kerry works collaboratively to identify what fits a person's goals, day-to-day routines, and preferences. She listens first, then offers short exercises, movement-informed practices, or reflective work to try together and adjust as needed.
The original biography does not list specific remote session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know what is offered. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into work breaks, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full in-person visit is harder to schedule. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises and behavioral strategies effectively in remote settings, with practical tools chosen to suit each person's life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kerry address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, and career questions. Additional focuses include attachment, abandonment, loneliness, life purpose, and money worries.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
Her work centers on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy basics: presence, ease, and self-compassion. She starts by listening, then suggests practices that fit the person's daily life.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience working with the issues listed in her profile.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.