Ian Guthrie, LPC

Ian Guthrie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with seven years of formal counseling experience and many more years working in addiction and mental health. He focuses on helping people who feel stuck by looking at thoughts, everyday habits, and the practical steps that help change them. His approach aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for day-to-day life.

Ian draws much of his work from cognitive behavioral ideas, which help identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with clearer choices. He also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change, and he borrows solution-focused and existential ideas to keep sessions goal-oriented and meaningful. Sessions blend these approaches so the work fits each person's needs.

He has experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and career or relationship struggles. Ian also helps with parenting strain, caregiver stress, ADHD, attachment and abandonment concerns, and intimacy-related issues. He brings long experience with addiction and a practical focus on everyday coping strategies.

In sessions he tends to be direct and collaborative. Expect conversations about habits, small experiments to try between meetings, and a steady focus on what moves life forward. He encourages clear goals and regular check-ins to track progress.

People interested in starting are invited to complete the site's matching steps to schedule an initial appointment and see if his style feels like a good fit.

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person's perspective and building a supportive working relationship, which helps when someone needs a safe place to talk through hard decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and everyday habits and offers practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting that reduce distress. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term approach that helps people find their own motivation to change and is useful when someone needs help getting started.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, try approaches that fit the situation, and adjust the plan over time so the work stays useful and achievable.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as shorter check-ins during a work break or meeting without travel time. It also allows work on concrete homework and habits between meetings, which pairs well with CBT and motivational techniques.