Carrie Ryberg , LCPC

Carrie Ryberg is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who has spent 14 years helping people manage major life changes. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, relationship struggles, and parenting challenges. Carrie draws on her experience with military life to understand deployment and transition stressors.

Clients can expect straightforward talk and steady guidance. Carrie uses clear tools and short-term strategies to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. She mixes skill-building with space to process hard events.

Her approach is collaborative and goal oriented. Sessions include checking what’s working, setting small goals, and practicing techniques between meetings. Carrie uses cognitive-behavioral strategies and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and shift unhelpful habits.

For people carrying grief, past abuse, or intense stress, she offers trauma-focused methods to make painful memories feel less overwhelming. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is one of the methods she may use when appropriate. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused work are also part of her toolkit for people facing change or addiction.

Carrie practices in Illinois and offers multiple online formats. Sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session through the Start Therapy button.

How Carrie’s approaches translate to online care

Carrie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people recognize unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and daily coping skills. EMDR is a method she may use for trauma and painful memories; it involves focused attention and processing to reduce distress tied to past events.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity. These approaches are discussed and chosen together so the plan fits each person’s goals and comfort level. The therapist will review options, explain what to expect, and adapt techniques based on progress and preference.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls work well for in-depth sessions and practicing skills together. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates, get coaching between sessions, and keep momentum without scheduling a full video appointment. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and changing life demands.