About Kerry
Kerry Wischusen is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in South Carolina. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family strain, grief, and career questions. Kerry focuses on practical ways to feel steadier in daily life and to rebuild a clearer sense of purpose.
Kerry describes acceptance as a set of three connected skills. The first is presence - staying grounded in the here and now while noticing the thoughts that pull attention away.
Background and approach
The second is ease - learning ways to calm an overactive nervous system without avoiding difficult feelings. The third is compassion - offering warmth toward personal struggles instead of fighting them. Her approach blends mindfulness meditation and yoga experience with a focus on the neuroscience of emotion and behavior.
That combination gives a balance of lived contemplative practice and attention to how change happens in the brain and body. Kerry uses this mix to help people learn concrete practices they can apply between sessions. Sessions begin with careful listening to map patterns, history, and what feeling "hard" looks like in daily life.
From there she and the client choose tools and exercises that match the person’s goals and pace. Kerry aims to help clients feel more steady, connected, and able to act toward what matters to them. She has three years of clinical experience and holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC.
Sessions are offered in English and Kerry does not work with international clients at this time.
Approach and online therapy options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is one approach Kerry uses. It centers on noticing thoughts and emotions without getting stuck in them, then taking actions that match personal values. This can help when anxiety, avoidance, or uncertainty make decision-making hard.She also draws on mindfulness practices and yoga-informed skills to support presence and calm. These practices teach simple attention and breathing methods that can reduce reactivity and improve emotional steadiness in daily life.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kerry listens first to understand patterns, history, and what feels most difficult, then suggests practices that fit a person's goals and rhythm. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps and what doesn't.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online work useful for fitting sessions into a busy schedule, reducing travel time, and keeping momentum between meetings. Licensed professionals can use different formats to match needs, and Kerry will help figure out what works best for each person.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English