Carrie RybergLCPC

Carrie Ryberg is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 14 years of experience. She helps people navigate painful life events and relationship strain. Her approach is direct and practical, aimed at helping clients find relief and clearer steps forward.

Carrie has spent years supporting adults, adolescents, and couples through divorce, loss, financial stress, and traumatic events. She brings personal familiarity with military life as a former military spouse, and uses that background to understand deployment and transition challenges that clients describe.

In sessions she focuses on problems like depression, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, and life changes. She also addresses concerns such as parenting stress, postpartum depression, addiction, and compassion fatigue. Her work repeatedly aims to help clients manage symptoms and regain a sense of control.

Carrie combines structured methods with mindfulness and coaching-style conversations. She often uses practical exercises, goal-setting, and skill practice so clients leave with concrete tools to use between sessions.

Her style is collaborative and outcome-focused. She helps people find hope, identify strengths, and set realistic next steps. Prospective clients are encouraged to complete the site's matching questionnaire to begin the intake and scheduling process.

How targeted approaches work online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into manageable parts and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood difficulties.

EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, involves guided attention while recalling distressing memories. It aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their emotional impact. Many people use EMDR for post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity. It can help with stress, anxiety, and managing mood swings by building steady attention and self-compassion.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match goals, needs, and comfort level. That conversation can include trying a method for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session formats before booking. Online options can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit around work, childcare, or medical appointments. They also let clients follow up from different locations and reduce travel time. The therapist can help plan session timing and structure to fit everyday life and the goals you bring to therapy.