Carrie Kirchner is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri who helps people facing strong emotions and life transitions.
01About Carrie
Carrie Kirchner is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri who helps people facing strong emotions and life transitions. She works with individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood patterns, anger, stress, self-esteem struggles, trauma, and attention challenges. Carrie emphasizes practical steps and steady support so people can feel more in control of daily life.
Carrie uses clear, skills-based methods in sessions. She often teaches breathing and grounding skills, ways to reframe unhelpful thoughts, and behavior steps to reduce impulsive reactions.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small changes that add up to better emotion regulation and clearer decision making. Her approach treats the person as the expert in their own life. Carrie helps people notice strengths, set realistic goals, and practice new habits between meetings.
She aims to make therapy a collaborative process rather than a lecture. With about 10 years of experience, Carrie draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. Those approaches guide how she teaches coping skills, manages intense feelings, and supports people through relationship or mood challenges.
People who are frustrated by big emotions or repeated patterns may find this approach useful. Sessions are practical and focused on real-life problems, like handling conflict, coping with change, or improving self-confidence. Carrie provides steady guidance while helping people build their own problem-solving skills.
02Credentials
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2020042190 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1902295504 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carrie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Methods Carrie names
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04Online support
How CBT and DBT translate to online therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Online CBT sessions often include identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depression symptoms.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. In online DBT people learn concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive actions, and improving communication with others.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether CBT, DBT, or a mix fits their goals and preferences. That decision is adjusted as progress is made and new challenges appear.
Online formats offer flexible ways to work together. Video calls let people practice skills in real time and use visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, written coaching, and extra support between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does Carrie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar and depression, relationship worries, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, dissociation, and feelings of emptiness.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Carrie uses a skills-based, collaborative style. Sessions mix practical exercises, thought work, and emotion-regulation skills so people can try new habits between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings about 10 years of professional experience working with people who struggle with intense emotions and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Missouri.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Carrie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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