Traci Klasing

Traci Klasing, MA, LPC, LCMHC brings 18 years of counseling experience to her practice. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by listening, setting clear goals, and working alongside them to make practical changes. Her approach is warm and collaborative, with attention to everyday challenges like anxiety, depression, and parenting strain.

Traci uses straightforward conversations to understand what matters most to each person. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's lead and build trust. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolkit for clients who want help finding reasons to change and keeping momentum.

Her background includes extensive work in career counseling and helping people with job search and internship planning. Traci has directed university career services and supported students and alumni through employment transitions. She has also administered neuropsychological assessments and provided in-home psychotherapy in earlier roles.

Traci has taught psychology courses both online and in person for many years, so she is comfortable with counseling processes and virtual work. She has served as a licensure supervisor and supported other counselors as they built caseloads. Traci is licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina.

People come to her for a range of concerns including stress, anger, relationship and communication problems, caregiver strain, grief, and life changes. She aims to help people develop clearer direction and practical skills they can use between sessions. If someone wants to begin, they can start by completing the standard intake steps on the site.

How Traci’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and following their lead. It helps when someone needs a listening space to sort through feelings like anger, grief, or stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety or low mood. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to change by helping them find their own reasons and commit to steps forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, challenges, and preferences, then recommend ways of working together. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as therapy unfolds.

The biography indicates comfort with virtual formats but does not list specific session types, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into busy days. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn't needed, or reduce travel time for people balancing jobs, caregiving, or school commitments. Licensed professionals can adapt the approaches above to an online setting to focus on skill-building and real-life problem solving.