Therapist profile
Carrie Kirchner, LPC
Missouri
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Emotion Regulation
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Missouri / 2020042190
- NPI1902295504
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMissouri
About
- DBT skills
- CBT techniques
- Emotion regulation
About Carrie
Carrie Kirchner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing strong emotions and difficulty regulating them, including stress, anxiety, anger, bipolar mood concerns, depression, and self-esteem struggles.
Carrie focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by intense feelings and who want steadier responses in daily life. She draws on practical tools and clear steps rather than long theory talks. Sessions focus on learning skills to notice triggers, reduce reactivity, and practice different choices.
Her background centers on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. DBT skills are used to build emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. CBT is used to identify patterns of thinking that keep problems going and to test small behavioral changes.
In a session she helps clients break big problems into manageable parts. Work may include tracking emotions, practicing breathing and grounding skills, rehearsing conversations, and setting small experiments to try between sessions. Progress is measured in practical changes clients can notice in daily life.
She expects collaboration - clients set goals and Carrie offers tools and feedback. People who want straightforward, skills-focused work to manage anger, reduce impulsive reactions, or handle life transitions may find this approach useful.
How sessions work
How DBT and CBT are used in online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test small changes in behavior. Online work with CBT often means tracking thoughts and trying short exercises between sessions to see what shifts in daily life.Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on skills such as emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. In remote sessions these skills can be taught, practiced in-session, and then applied to real situations between meetings to reduce reactivity and improve responses.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Carrie will collaborate with clients to decide whether CBT, DBT skills, or a mix best fits goals and preferences. That decision is based on the client’s needs and on trying tools to see what helps most.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so tools can be practiced in everyday environments. Ask about current session options when you schedule to find what will fit your routine.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with adults who struggle with snapping, mounting resentment, or difficulty regulating strong emotions. Anger is listed among the concerns she helps people with.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-focused work drawing on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions aim to teach concrete tools for managing reactions rather than long interpretive talk.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Carrie has 10 years of professional experience working with people who have intense emotions and regulation difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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