- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Blended family issues
About Carrie
Carrie Kirchner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 10 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar symptoms, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and issues that come up in blended families. She focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and get practical tools for daily life.
Carrie uses concrete skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Sessions often include learning ways to notice thinking patterns, practice emotion regulation skills, and try small behavior changes between meetings. She aims for clear, manageable steps rather than long lecture-style sessions.
People who come to her usually want help with big feelings, trouble concentrating, low self-esteem, or the fallout from separation or divorce. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, attachment struggles, and the particular tensions that arise when households merge. Conversations tend to center on what is happening day to day and what can change next.
Her approach treats the client as the expert on their life while offering tools and structure to reduce overwhelm. Sessions balance skill teaching, problem solving, and short-term goal work. Carrie encourages regular practice of new skills between sessions to build steady progress.
She provides services in English and practices in Missouri. If someone is considering therapy, she suggests completing the brief matching questionnaire and scheduling an initial session to see how the methods fit their needs.
How CBT and DBT inform online work
CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online sessions can include short exercises, thought records, and homework that help people test different ways of thinking and behaving between meetings. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. In practice this can mean learning concrete skills to steady intense emotions and trying them out in daily situations.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will review symptoms, goals, and what methods feel workable, then try techniques and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process aims to match tools to the client's needs rather than sticking rigidly to a single method.
Confirm the session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, shorten travel time, and allow for quick check-ins when needed. Some people find online sessions let them practice skills in the places where problems occur, and others prefer shorter or audio-only meetings when they need a simpler setup. Ask about available options when scheduling to find a session style that fits day-to-day life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Covers stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, ADHD, relationship issues, and blended family concerns among others.
What is her therapy style like?
Uses practical skills-based work from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help manage strong emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with people coping with intense emotions and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.