Carrie Stormzand , LPC

Carrie Stormzand is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with over 10 years of experience supporting children, teens, and adults from diverse backgrounds. She combines a deep respect for each person's strengths with practical therapeutic skills to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship issues, parenting challenges, trauma, grief, and addiction. She also offers support for matters related to self-esteem, coping with life changes, intimacy, career, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and anger.

At the heart of her work is the therapeutic relationship. Carrie practices from a person-centered perspective, believing that people are capable of growth when met with empathy, respect, and collaboration. She pairs that core stance with a variety of evidence-based techniques, tailoring interventions to the goals and needs of the individual or family. Beginning therapy with Carrie is presented as an important step toward creating a life that feels more aligned with one’s values and priorities.

Known for a warm, supportive manner, she aims to walk alongside clients through difficult transitions and everyday struggles alike. While she brings clinical training and a commitment to ongoing learning, her focus remains practical - helping clients build skills, find clarity, and move toward meaningful change.

Person-Centered and Practical Online Therapy Approaches

Carrie emphasizes a person-centered approach that places the therapeutic relationship at the center of care - this means she offers empathic listening, collaboration, and encouragement to help individuals build on their own strengths and clarify goals. This approach is helpful for concerns like anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, and life transitions.

She also integrates coaching methods to support clients in setting clear goals, developing practical strategies, and tracking progress over time. Coaching-style work can be especially useful for career concerns, motivation, and making tangible changes in daily routines.

Alongside those approaches, Carrie uses a range of evidence-based techniques tailored to each person’s needs, selecting structured interventions to address specific symptoms or patterns when appropriate. Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the therapeutic process, and Carrie works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling work, family, or geographic limitations. Carrie provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to choose formats that match their comfort and schedule while maintaining consistent access to licensed professionals and therapeutic support.