Tracie Gillispie , LPC

Tracie Gillispie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma with 23 years of clinical experience. She also holds a post-Master's Certification in School Psychology and is a National Board Certified Counselor, a national credential that reflects adherence to recognized professional standards. Tracie combines her formal training with a long record of work supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, parenting and teen issues, grief, self-esteem struggles, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and concerns around eating, sleeping, intimacy, and life transitions.

Her additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care, autism spectrum concerns, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and commitment difficulties, body image, and coping with emptiness. Tracie draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches - including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy - tailoring methods to the needs of each person she works with. She works in English and treats each client as the expert of their own story, aiming to highlight existing strengths and foster practical change without judgment. Tracie emphasizes collaboration, empowerment, and support for those taking courageous steps toward a more fulfilling life. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take practical steps toward a meaningful life while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety, and struggles with motivation or change.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating to others. It helps people understand and shift relationship and intimacy issues, attachment wounds, and family dynamics.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses structured techniques to reduce distress and build coping skills. CBT is commonly applied to anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and mood regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Tracie works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences, adapting strategies over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in care - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit support into busy schedules or manage care from different locations. These options allow therapists and clients to focus on progress, practical skill-building, and ongoing collaboration without needing the same in-person arrangement.