Karrie Houston, LMSW

Karrie Houston is a licensed social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, anger, and low self-esteem. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away and creates a calm space for honest conversation. Karrie encourages small, steady changes that build confidence and coping skills.

She uses approaches that emphasize the person's own goals and strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is part of her work and is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Client-centered work means she listens closely and follows each person's pace and priorities.

Karrie also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. That method helps when someone feels stuck or unsure how to move forward. Sessions aim to break big problems into manageable steps and build momentum over time.

With five years of experience, Karrie has worked across common concerns such as attachment and abandonment worries, body image, caregiver stress, and feelings of isolation. She supports people facing communication problems, forgiveness challenges, and questions about life purpose and self-love.

She practices in Michigan and provides straightforward guidance during sessions. Karrie keeps language plain and focuses on what people can do between meetings to feel better and more in control.

How Karrie’s approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection to help clients understand their feelings and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses simple experiments and skill practice to try new responses. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and build commitment when they feel uncertain.

Choosing the right way to work together is part of the process. Karrie collaborates with each person to decide which approach fits their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts methods as progress is made. That shared planning helps make sessions feel relevant and doable.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people talk face to face when schedules allow. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or being on camera is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins and easier ways to fit therapy into a lunch break or a hectic day. These options aim to make regular support more flexible and accessible for different needs.