Carrie Ryberg, LCPC

Carrie Ryberg is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 14 years of experience. She works with adults, adolescents, and couples facing major life stressors. Carrie listens carefully and helps people find practical ways forward during hard times.

Carrie began her work supporting people through divorce, grief, financial strain, and relationship breakdown. She draws on experience from military family life to understand deployment and transitional challenges. Early in her career she focused on depression, anxiety, trauma, and self-esteem struggles, and those areas remain central to her practice.

In sessions she uses straightforward, goal-oriented methods. Conversations often include looking at thoughts and everyday habits that keep problems stuck. She also uses mindfulness skills to help calm racing thoughts and increase present-moment focus.

Carrie applies trauma-informed tools when people bring painful past events into therapy. She blends solution-focused steps with motivational interviewing to support change and build momentum. Sessions aim to help people cope better, regain perspective, and notice small wins.

She frames her work around hope, healing, and empowerment. People come with all kinds of concerns - from parenting and intimacy to addiction and mood challenges - and Carrie helps them sort priorities and set clear next steps. To begin, people complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.

Because session logistics can vary, confirm current appointment options and scheduling details before booking.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at how thoughts and everyday habits affect mood and behavior. Online sessions using CBT focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing small behavior changes that build better routines and coping skills.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused approach that helps people process painful memories so they feel less overwhelming. In conversation it often involves structured steps to revisit and reframe distressing events while noting bodily and emotional responses.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and reactivity. These techniques can make it easier to notice stress signals and choose calmer responses during daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carrie will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. The decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer a way to continue therapy during life transitions. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness work to remote appointments when appropriate.