About Mattracea
Mattracea Wendleton is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. She listens first and learns what matters most to each person. Her approach aims to create a calm, respectful space for honest conversation.
She sees many people who have lived through traumatic events and now find themselves coping with fear, relationship problems, or addictive behaviors. She also supports those wrestling with career stress, parenting strains, and questions about life purpose.
Background and approach
Common concerns she addresses include obsessive thoughts, impulsivity, and struggles with mood and isolation. Her work draws on client-centered principles that keep the person’s goals front and center. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and DBT skills to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
She may also use narrative ideas and trauma-focused tools when past events still cause strong reactions. Sessions are conversational and practical. Clients can expect to talk through recent challenges, try new ways of responding, and practice small skills between visits.
Progress often comes from steady, manageable steps rather than sudden change. Wendleton has seven years of clinical experience and holds an MO LPC credential. She offers services from Missouri and meets people in a straightforward, matter-of-fact style that aims to reduce overwhelm and build workable skills.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and values. The therapist listens deeply and helps the client steer sessions toward what feels most important. This approach can help with anxiety, low self-esteem, and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and obsessive thinking by breaking problems into smaller, manageable steps.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It can be useful for impulsivity, mood swings, and relationship conflict.
Finding the right approach is often part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. This means trying different techniques and adjusting course based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and use interactive exercises. Phone calls are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow short, frequent check-ins or written reflections between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for work, parenting, and busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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