Traci Klasing, LPC, LCMHC

Traci Klasing, MA, LPC, LCMHC approaches counseling with warmth and a practical focus. She helps people name what matters, set reachable goals, and take steps forward. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at small changes that add up over time.

She has 18 years of professional experience in counseling and related fields. That includes work with anxiety, depression, grief, stress, anger, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, career questions, caregiver strain, blended family dynamics, and ADHD-related concerns.

Before moving into full-time counseling, she led career development programs at a university for nine years. That role included internship coordination and helping people with job search skills, which informs her practical approach to career and coaching work. She has also administered neuropsychological assessments and provided in-home psychotherapy in prior roles.

Traci has long experience teaching psychology courses online and in person, and she brings that clarity to sessions. She favors a collaborative process where therapist and client set goals together. Motivational methods and cognitive strategies are used alongside client-centered listening to help people change what they want to change.

She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Webster University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Kansas. Her credentials include LPC and LCMHC and she practices from North Carolina, offering services in English and accepting international clients.

How Traci's Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping them name what matters and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational Interviewing helps people find internal motivation to make changes, useful for career moves, habit changes, or commitment concerns.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try methods that fit those aims. Sessions are collaborative; adjustments are made based on what helps the person progress.

The biography notes experience with virtual work but does not specify exact session formats here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. They can also make some short coaching or career-focused conversations simpler to schedule around work. Licensed professionals help clients apply skills learned in sessions to day-to-day situations, aiming for practical, usable change.