Glacia Ethridge , LPC, LCMHC

Glacia Ethridge is a licensed professional counselor who uses a client-centered approach to guide people through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and shifts in life. She brings five years of clinical experience and works from South Carolina as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC).

Her style starts with listening. She creates space for people to describe what feels hard and what they want to change. Conversations are shaped around each person’s needs, not a one-size-fits-all plan. She focuses on building self-esteem, motivation, and clearer decision-making.

Glacia draws on practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Solution-focused methods are used to set short-term goals and track progress. Existential ideas come into play when people want to talk about life purpose, meaning, or big transitions.

She also pays attention to issues that often come up for women, including self-love, workplace stress, and relationship boundaries. Other areas of focus include abandonment, caregiving stress, aging and geriatric concerns, and multicultural matters. Sessions aim to reduce isolation and strengthen everyday coping skills.

Glacia emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in each meeting. She works collaboratively to tailor session topics and plans so they fit the person in front of her. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she acknowledges that courage while helping people move forward.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on hearing the person's concerns and shaping sessions around their goals and pace. In online sessions this means conversations start with what matters most now and then move into practical steps that feel doable.

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to change everyday feelings. Online CBT often uses brief exercises between sessions, thought records, and concrete behavior experiments to track progress on stress, anxiety, or low mood.

Solution-focused therapy looks for small, achievable changes and builds on what already helps. In remote work this can produce quick, measurable goals and short check-ins to confirm what’s working.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted together as issues evolve so the approach stays useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, written reflections, and flexible scheduling. These options help make therapy more accessible around work, caregiving, and daily routines.