Bethany Sparkman, LPC
Compassionate counselor helping people change
Details
| Name | Bethany Sparkman |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Tennessee |
| Licensed in | Tennessee |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Bethany
Bethany Sparkman is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Tennessee with five years of clinical experience. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that can reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with addiction. Bethany frames clients as the experts on their own lives and works alongside them to build on strengths and make meaningful changes.
Her style is straightforward and warm. Sessions often start by listening closely to what matters most to the client and identifying small, doable goals.
Background and approach
She uses evidence-informed methods to help people manage anger, cope with trauma, improve relationships, and address eating or intimacy concerns. Bethany draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and support action, and Client-Centered Therapy to keep the client’s perspective central.
Cognitive Behavioral techniques may be used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She has worked with issues such as grief, parenting stress, career decisions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Bethany also addresses attachment and commitment concerns, body image, codependency, and challenges that come from chronic illness or blended family dynamics.
Her approach is collaborative. She helps clients choose strategies that fit their life, keeps goals practical, and focuses on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Bethany works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Bethany among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Bethany directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Bethany directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT Guide Online Work
Bethany uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and find alternative ways to describe their life. This can reduce shame and open up new options for behavior and relationships. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and take values-driven steps, even when uncomfortable feelings are present.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different methods together to see what fits. Decisions about which techniques to use come from ongoing dialogue about what feels useful and realistic for your life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations for deeper dialogue, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text sessions work well for quick check-ins or when typed reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules and let clients pick the mode that matches their day-to-day needs.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, anger, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Additional areas include grief, parenting strain, body image, and career questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is listening-focused and practical. She centers the client’s story and sets small, achievable goals to make steady progress.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience as a licensed counselor in Tennessee.
What credentials and location should I expect?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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