Bethany Sparkman is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Tennessee with five years of clinical experience.
01About Bethany
Bethany Sparkman is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Tennessee with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, step-by-step work to reduce stress and anxiety and to help people manage addiction, trauma, anger, and depression. She centers sessions on each person's strengths and goals, and she aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and clear.
Her approach starts with listening closely to the story each person brings.
Background and approach
She uses talk-based methods alongside structured tools to build skills for coping and mood management. Sessions are collaborative - the client sets goals and the counselor offers strategies and feedback. Bethany draws from several well-established approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma.
She also incorporates client-centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas when they fit the client's needs. These methods are applied in straightforward ways so people can use them between sessions. She helps people work through relationship and intimacy concerns, family and parenting stress, grief, body image and eating issues, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar mood patterns.
Other areas she attends to include caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication or commitment problems. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, so people can choose what works for their schedule. Bethany encourages small, steady steps and offers practical tools to support lasting change.
02Credentials
- LPC (Tennessee)
- License 6918 · expires February 2028
- NPI
- 1629839329 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Bethany lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Bethany names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Bethany names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches fit into online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values and small actions that point toward a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching skills you can practice between appointments.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is used for trauma-related distress and aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories through structured processing steps. When appropriate, this can be integrated into online work with careful planning.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. That collaborative discussion guides which methods are tried and adjusted over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video works well for longer talks and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep progress moving between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Bethany commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. She also supports people with relationship issues, parenting strain, grief, body image, and ADHD-related challenges.
What is her style in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then offers practical tools and exercises clients can try between sessions.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has five years of professional work experience and has helped people with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. Her practice emphasizes building coping skills and using each person’s strengths.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a licensed professional counselor, LPC, licensed in Tennessee. Her practice operates with that Tennessee LPC credential.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Clients can choose the format that fits their routine and comfort.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on the subscription plan selected.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that, schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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