About Traci
Traci Klasing, LPC, LCMHC offers a practical, person-centered approach to care. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and move forward with clearer goals. Traci speaks plainly and works with clients to set realistic steps they can use between sessions.
With 18 years of clinical experience and a background in psychology education, Traci draws on simple, evidence-informed methods. She blends client-centered conversations with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build workable habits.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused so progress is tracked over time. Traci has extensive experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career decisions, grief, anger, and coping with life changes. She also helps with ADHD, compassion fatigue, self-esteem, and communication problems.
Her prior roles have included career center leadership and administering neuropsychological assessments, which add practical career and assessment experience to her counseling work. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Kansas and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Webster University.
Her licenses include Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina. Traci has also worked as a licensure supervisor for other counselors. Traci is experienced with online formats and teaching psychology both in person and virtually.
She encourages a straightforward style of therapy that focuses on small, useful changes someone can use right away.
How Traci’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's perspective. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping them identify what matters most and set goals that feel doable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change and build the motivation to take small steps toward goals, which can support career moves, habit shifts, or recovery from compassion fatigue.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and adapt methods as you go. That collaborative process helps shape sessions so they feel relevant and manageable for each person.
Online therapy with Traci is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and surroundings permit. Phone sessions can be a good option when a shorter check-in is needed or lower bandwidth is preferable. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexible ways to process thoughts between sessions or fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to keep momentum and use the approaches above from wherever schedule and circumstances work best.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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