About Ian
Ian Guthrie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. He brings seven years of counseling experience and a long history of work in addiction and mental health. He offers practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and motivation struggles.
Ian uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person’s goals front and center. He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to pinpoint unhelpful thinking and build better habits.
How Ian works
Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused ideas help when someone needs a push toward change. Sessions focus on clear steps and workable strategies. He helps people make sense of difficult emotions and plan small changes that add up.
Conversations aim to be direct, respectful, and goal-oriented so progress is visible. Ian has a background spanning more than a decade and a half in addiction and mental health work alongside seven years as an LPC. That mix gives him practical insight into coping, relapse prevention, and building routines that support recovery and mental health.
People come to Ian for a wide range of concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar disorder, career issues, and compassion fatigue. He also addresses attachment problems, codependency, communication issues, and concerns tied to divorce or separation. He works collaboratively to create a plan that fits each person’s life and goals.
Ian lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Ian works with
The areas below are the ones Ian selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Approach-driven online support and flexible session options
Ian blends client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s goals so sessions reflect what matters most. CBT offers practical tools to identify patterns and practice different ways of thinking and acting that reduce anxiety or low mood.He also uses Motivational Interviewing when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. This approach helps people find their own reasons for change and strengthens motivation through respectful conversation. Together, these methods allow the therapist and client to tailor a path forward based on the person’s needs and goals.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into daily life. Video calls are useful for longer conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter call is needed. Live chat and messaging are handy for brief check-ins, homework prompts, and tracking progress between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care, try different formats, and choose what feels most practical for each week.
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