Carrie Stormzand

Carrie Stormzand is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She has about 10 years of experience helping people with common and urgent life challenges. Carrie speaks English and is available to work with clients both within the U.S. and internationally. She focuses on practical support for concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, and anger.

Carrie begins by building a trusting therapeutic relationship. She emphasizes a person-centered stance and treats each client as capable of growth. Sessions typically focus on clear goals and approachable steps toward change rather than abstract theory.

Her background includes a decade of clinical experience across different ages and backgrounds. That experience informs a flexible use of evidence-based therapeutic techniques chosen to match each person's needs. Carrie describes helping with parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.

In sessions she talks through what is happening now and what the client wants to be different. She works with people on skills for coping and on practical next steps to reduce daily distress. The pace and focus adjust to each person’s situation and goals.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. Carrie frames the first step as collaborative and aims to help people create a life they want to live.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online work

Many of the evidence-based techniques Carrie uses are focused on present-day coping and measurable change. Cognitive approaches help people notice and reframe thoughts that fuel anxiety, depression, or anger. These techniques teach practical strategies for changing unhelpful thinking patterns and improving mood and behavior.

Behavioral strategies involve practicing new habits and skills. That may mean breaking problems into small steps, building routines, or testing different responses to stressful situations. These approaches can help with addictions, ADHD-related challenges, and managing anger through specific, repeatable actions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carrie aims to collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. She will adjust techniques over time based on what helps and what feels manageable.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography did not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, sessions can reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in during a break, or make it simpler to meet when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist about what will fit your days and goals so sessions are useful and doable.