About Larry
Larry Ivery is a Licensed Practicing Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee. He offers a warm, approachable style and focuses on building a trusting relationship before moving into treatment. He commonly works with people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and sexual abuse histories.
With 28 years of experience, he aims to make therapy straightforward and understandable. He adapts treatment to each person rather than using one fixed method. He draws on several clinical approaches, including cognitive behavioral techniques and EMDR, to address symptoms and painful memories.
How Larry works
He also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas when those fit a person’s goals. Larry can include faith-informed counseling from a Christian worldview when a client requests that perspective. He also has experience running group counseling and integrates group work when appropriate.
His focus includes concerns such as addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, anger, and compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to help people manage symptoms, change unhelpful patterns, and build better coping skills. He pays attention to communication and commitment struggles, blended family and adoption-related stress, and the fallout from divorce or infidelity.
The work is practical and goal-directed, with room to address deeper trauma when needed. People who choose him can expect a clear, respectful approach and an emphasis on fitting therapy to their life and beliefs. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
Larry lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Larry works with
The areas below are the ones Larry selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience without judgment; it helps people feel heard and guides the pace of work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches specific skills to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change unhelpful behaviors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses traumatic memories by working through distressing images and sensations to reduce their intensity and emotional charge.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether Client-Centered listening, CBT skill work, EMDR, or a mix will best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Choices are revisited as progress is made so the plan fits evolving priorities.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing sessions during breaks or from different locations. They can also simplify shorter check-ins, reduce the need for video when bandwidth is limited, and make scheduling more flexible. Licensed professionals, including this therapist, can adapt approaches to work well in an online setting and focus on practical steps to help with daily challenges.
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