Carrie Kirchner

Carrie Kirchner, LPC, helps people facing intense emotions and life transitions. She focuses on clear, practical strategies that make daily life more manageable. Many people come to her for help with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, mood swings, and separation or divorce concerns.

Carrie uses approaches that teach concrete skills for handling strong feelings. She emphasizes learning ways to calm down, set limits, and restore a sense of control after big changes. Sessions are conversational and aimed at small, steady steps rather than quick fixes.

With ten years of experience, Carrie draws on what has worked for others while tailoring support to each person’s story. She encourages clients to name their values and goals, then practices skills that match those aims. Progress often looks like fewer intense reactions and more confidence making everyday choices.

Her background includes focused work with people who struggle to regulate intense emotions and with those who have mood disorders. Carrie centers practical tools from evidence-based approaches and helps people apply them to relationship stress, life transitions, and parenting-related strain when relevant.

Therapy with Carrie is a collaborative process. She listens first, then offers techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy that fit the client’s needs. If you’re coping with divorce or major life change, she helps break the situation into manageable next steps.

Practical approaches for online emotion regulation

DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, focuses on learning concrete skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It’s useful when strong feelings lead to impulsive actions or repeated conflicts.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try more balanced, realistic thinking. It often pairs thought work with small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carrie will listen to your goals and try techniques from these models to see what fits. Together you can adjust the focus and pace so exercises and skills feel useful in daily life.

If you want online options, confirm the current session formats before booking since they are not specified here. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and keep regular momentum between appointments. Others appreciate shorter check-ins or audio-only options when video would be difficult. Talk with Carrie about what will work best for your schedule and needs.