About Kerry
Kerry Guernsey offers help for stress, anxiety, eating concerns, parenting strain, low self-esteem, and ADHD. She is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana and brings 13 years of clinical experience. Her style is warm and collaborative.
Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. She listens for what matters most and helps people name patterns that get in the way. Kerry teaches simple skills to manage anxious moments and to improve day-to-day mood.
Background and approach
She also helps people sort through eating and body-image worries and the stress that comes with caregiving. Kerry pays attention to how communication and commitment issues show up in everyday life. She supports people working through blended family concerns and family conflict, and she addresses codependency and isolation.
Work often includes making clearer routines and breaking big problems into small tasks. The work is collaborative. Kerry helps clients set realistic goals and tries different strategies to see what fits.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs and pace. Practical matters like scheduling and session format are handled up front so people know what to expect. Kerry aims to help clients build steadier coping skills, stronger self-compassion, and more confidence in handling life’s demands.
Approaches that guide online therapy
Evidence-based techniques are used in ways that make sense for daily life. One common approach focuses on skill-building for anxiety and stress management - teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step plans to face difficult situations. This helps people reduce overwhelm and handle moments of high stress.Another approach targets eating and body-image concerns by working on thoughts, routines, and healthier habits around food and self-care. This often includes small behavior changes and practice around meals and body-focused thoughts to reduce distraction and distress.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals and try methods that match their needs and preferences. Adjustments are made over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when interaction is important. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share questions and reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and school schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English