Ian Guthrie, LPC

Ian Guthrie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. He has seven years of formal counseling experience and more than fifteen years working around addiction and mental health issues. Ian aims to help people find clear, doable steps when life feels stuck.

He favors a practical, cognitive behavioral approach that helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. He often blends this with client-centered care to keep sessions focused on the person's values and goals. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused ideas shape his work when people want to build momentum or make a change.

Ian works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship or communication problems. He also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and career or life transitions. Additional areas of focus include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, domestic violence, and fatherhood issues.

In sessions he aims to create plainspoken plans that fit everyday life. He helps people set short-term goals, practice new skills, and track progress between meetings. That practical focus is useful for people who need tools to manage strong emotions or rebuild motivation.

If someone prefers working online, Ian offers several remote formats. He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that match their needs and rhythm.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Ian uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and shift thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is practical work that often focuses on small, testable changes to reduce anxiety, depression, or addictive patterns.

He also uses Client-Centered Therapy to shape sessions around each person's priorities. That approach emphasizes listening and helping clients discover their own answers, which can be helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, or life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ian will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that feel useful. He checks progress together and adjusts techniques to match what’s helping.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper, face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or no camera is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or keeping momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.