- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LPC, LCMHC
- Licensed in
- Georgia, Vermont, South Dakota, Alaska
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Acea
Acea Starks is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by parenting, stress, anxiety, mood changes, or relationship challenges. She speaks plainly and aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful for busy parents who need clear steps and realistic tools. Starks draws on eleven years of experience and combines common-sense strategies with talk-based work.
She uses approaches like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy to help people identify unhelpful patterns and try small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Sessions often include goal-setting and concrete skills to practice between meetings. Her background is nontraditional. She came to counseling later in life after studying nursing and psychology, and she has worked a variety of jobs along the way.
That path shapes a down-to-earth style that values honesty, practical problem solving, and self-care. Starks is comfortable addressing sensitive topics such as trauma, sexuality, gender dysphoria, addiction, and non-traditional relationship structures, and she pays attention to cultural and identity factors that matter to the client.
She tries to meet each person where they are and tailor the approach to their life and needs. Therapy sessions can happen by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She supports parents who want tools for parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, managing ADHD symptoms, rebuilding intimacy, or coping with life changes.
Starks encourages clear goals and accountability while helping clients practice new skills day to day.
What Acea works with
Everything Acea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Acea helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Approaches Acea lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting and life stresses
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's priorities. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around what matters most to them, which is useful when parenting demands are urgent or confusing.Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together. It breaks worries and unhelpful routines into smaller parts and teaches concrete strategies to change them, often helping with anxiety, sleep, or mood problems.
Dialectical behavior therapy offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It teaches techniques for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and healthier interactions, which can be helpful for relationship and parenting stress.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to test methods, set goals, and adjust techniques based on what fits the client's needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps find practical tools the client can use between sessions.
Online therapy lets people use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best. Video is helpful for a full conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports shorter or more flexible exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule or when stepping away for a short break.
Questions people ask about Acea
What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
Acea Starks works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and multicultural or identity-related concerns.
What is the general style of therapy?
The approach is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on goal-setting, skill-building, and using talk therapy methods like CBT and DBT alongside client-centered listening.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has eleven years of experience working in mental health, drawing on both clinical training and varied life experience to inform her work.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they licensed?
The clinician holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and the Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential, listed as AK LPC and VT LCMHC, and practices from Georgia.
Is therapy offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Work can happen by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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