Karrie Houston , LMSW

Karrie Houston is a Michigan-licensed LMSW with five years of professional experience working with adults facing common life stresses. She focuses on stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, anger management, motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and coping with life changes. Her work also addresses related areas such as abandonment and attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and women's issues.

Karrie approaches each person with a nonjudgmental, client-centered stance, creating a space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed openly. She combines practical skill-building with empathic listening to help clients explore patterns, build coping strategies, and strengthen relationships. Karrie recognizes that beginning therapy can require courage and she honors that first step, partnering with clients to set goals and foster resilience. As an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - she draws on evidence-informed methods to support people through transitions and emotional challenges, tailoring care to individual needs and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding each person's unique perspective. In this approach the therapist offers empathetic support and helps clients identify their own goals and strengths, which is useful for self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It provides practical tools for managing anxiety, stress, anger, and mood by teaching strategies for thought restructuring and behavioral experiments.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find and strengthen their own motivation to change. It is a collaborative, nonconfrontational method that can support progress with goals like improving relationships, increasing self-care, or addressing patterns that cause distress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Karrie works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts techniques so the plan fits each individual. This shared decision-making helps ensure the therapeutic work feels relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules, maintain continuity when life is unpredictable, and access support from licensed professionals without traveling to an office.