Ian Guthrie

Ian Guthrie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with seven years of clinical experience. He works with people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, stress, and relationship strain. He also supports those dealing with grief, parenting challenges, career stress, and questions about intimacy and self-esteem.

He began working in addiction and mental health more than fifteen years ago and has supported a wide range of people across many life stages. Ian uses a blend of approaches to meet each person where they are. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer goals, and strategies that people can try between meetings.

Ian’s style is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while drawing on Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused techniques, and existential ideas. That means sessions can include looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, setting small achievable goals, and talking through the personal values that matter most. Mindfulness practices are used when they fit what someone wants to work on.

People come for many reasons beyond mood and addiction concerns. Ian also supports those navigating attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and the aftereffects of trauma or domestic violence. He aims to help clients increase coping skills and regain a sense of direction.

If you want a direct, down-to-earth approach, Ian helps create concrete plans and follows up on progress. He encourages a collaborative relationship where the person sets priorities and he offers tools and feedback to reach them.

How Ian’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s goals and perspective. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people name what matters most so they can make choices that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping strategies. Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change and build personal motivation for steps like reducing substance use or improving daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Ian will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. That conversation guides whether sessions emphasize skills practice, values work, goal-setting, or motivational strategies, and the plan can change as progress is made.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when plans are tight. It also supports continuing work when life events disrupt routines. A collaborative discussion at the first meeting will clarify how sessions can be arranged to match day-to-day needs.