Traci Klasing, LPC, LCMHC

Traci Klasing is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 18 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical goals and partners with people to help them move forward. Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting challenges, and the stresses that come with caregiving and aging.

Traci centers sessions on getting to know each person and setting realistic goals together. She uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods to help people build skills and solve problems. Sessions may cover mood concerns like depression, coping with life changes, or improving communication and intimacy.

Her background includes extensive work in career counseling. Traci led a university career development center for nine years and helped students and alumni with job searches, internships, and transitions into full-time roles. That experience informs her coaching-style work around career stress and decision-making.

Traci has taught psychology coursework both online and in person for over two decades, so she is familiar with counseling theory and virtual delivery. She has also administered neuropsychological assessments and provided in-home psychotherapy earlier in her career.

She has served as a licensure supervisor in Missouri and has supported other counselors in developing their caseload management skills. Traci holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Webster University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Kansas.

People who connect with her can expect a collaborative, goal-focused approach that blends counseling and practical coaching. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting connection. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects feelings, and helps set goals based on what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to make changes and can be useful for career shifts, caregiving choices, or behavior change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than imposing a single style.

The biography notes extensive online teaching and comfort with virtual work, but it does not list specific session formats here. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. For some people virtual work helps maintain continuity during life transitions, supports caregiver schedules, and lets career-focused clients arrange sessions around job commitments.