- Focus on clear goals
- Trauma-informed care
- Mindfulness and skills
About Carrie
Carrie Ryberg is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 14 years of experience. She builds practical plans with adults and adolescents who are facing big life shifts. Her approach aims to help people get through hard moments and move toward clearer goals.
Carrie draws on straightforward methods to help clients manage anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and stress from life transitions. She listens for what matters most and helps people set realistic next steps they can try between sessions. Sessions often focus on coping skills, rebuilding routines, and improving communication.
Her background includes work with people affected by loss, divorce, domestic violence, and deployment-related transitions. As a former military spouse, she understands some challenges tied to military life and how those demands can affect relationships and daily functioning. She also supports people dealing with codependency, family of origin issues, and parenting strain.
Carrie uses several clinical approaches to shape her work. She incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, EMDR for trauma-focused processing when appropriate, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies help clients set and reach short-term goals.
The tone in sessions is practical and collaborative. Carrie aims to create a space where people can talk honestly, try new strategies, and notice meaningful change over time.
How therapy methods translate to online work
CBT focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT usually involves learning practical exercises, using worksheets, and trying behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and depression. EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that helps people process distressing memories; in online sessions it can involve guided processing and calming exercises tailored to the person. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve present-moment awareness.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, symptoms, and preferences. Decisions are collaborative and may shift as healing progresses.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making scheduling more flexible around work or family commitments. It also supports continuity of care when life events make in-person visits difficult.
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Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Carrie address in therapy?
She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, and codependency among other concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, with an emphasis on setting short-term goals, learning coping skills, and applying techniques between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Carrie brings 14 years of clinical experience working with adults and adolescents on a range of concerns including trauma, mood disorders, and life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - practicing in Illinois.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Carrie?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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