How do their credentials and locations differ?

The office is at 32 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA 30324. For online sessions, eligibility depends on your physical location at the time of the appointment. Check the online therapy guide and current appointments and fees before scheduling.

What does Meg focus on?

Meg Bearman, LPC/MHSP, ATR uses an integrative, strengths-based approach and has a clinical focus on trauma and complex trauma. She also works with anxiety, depression, grief, relationships, and communication in couples. Her work can explore connections between present concerns, relationships, and earlier experiences.

Conversation is central to Meg’s therapy. Her ATR credential identifies her as a Registered Art Therapist, but art making is optional. You can work with Meg even if you want talk therapy only. She also offers separately planned 1–3-day trauma intensives, and she enjoys working with people in music, the arts, and other creative fields.

What does Seema focus on?

Seema Sharma, Pre-Licensed Professional, MA works with anxiety, depression, grief, relationships, life transitions, parenting, caregiving, and boundaries. Her biography describes her experience as a second-generation immigrant and a mother navigating multiple cultural worlds. Her background also includes trauma work and domestic violence advocacy.

Seema’s listed approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, humanistic therapy, compassion-focused therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, and trauma-focused therapy. She works under the supervision of Randi Williams, LPC, CPCS. Ask how she would approach your particular concerns and how supervision fits into her work.

Which practical differences matter for me?

• Location: if you will be in Tennessee for online appointments, Meg is the clinician with confirmed availability in that state.
• Approach: ask how each clinician would begin with the concerns you describe, rather than choosing from a therapy label alone.
• Services: discuss whether you want individual therapy, couples work, or information about an intensive.
• Budget: compare the licensed and pre-licensed fee categories and ask about current sliding-scale availability.
• Schedule: ask about actual openings; general practice hours do not guarantee an available appointment.

How do I evaluate fit in a consultation?

Notice whether you can explain what you need, ask questions, and understand the clinician’s answers. You can discuss preferences directly: wanting a more structured conversation, making room to explore, receiving feedback, or learning how goals will be reviewed. A good question is, “How would we decide whether this approach is helping me?”

Credentials and areas of focus are useful information, but they do not tell the whole story of how it will feel to work together. If you have concerns about culture, identity, previous therapy experiences, or the pace of the work, those are appropriate topics for the consultation.

What if I am still unsure?

Contact the practice with a brief description of your concerns, preferred format, state, and scheduling needs. You can ask about both clinicians without knowing your preference. Read our service guide or what to expect at your first therapy appointment if you want more context before reaching out. Current openings and the appropriate next step will need to be confirmed.

How do I get started?

You can request a free 20-minute consultation by phone or video, call (404) 465-3885, or email megbearman@megbearmancounseling.com. Tell us the kind of support you are looking for, your preferred format, and the state where you will attend sessions.

Published by Meg Bearman Counseling. Updated September 28, 2026.