Ian Guthrie, LPC
Missouri · 7 years in practice
Ian Guthrie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who brings seven years of formal counseling experience and many more years working in addiction and mental health.
License and registration
- LPC, Missouri
- 2016035081 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1609437995 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ian
Ian Guthrie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who brings seven years of formal counseling experience and many more years working in addiction and mental health. He uses a straightforward, practical style to help people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward.
Ian focuses on clear goals and doable steps so change feels possible instead of impossible. He blends existential ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques.
Background and approach
That means conversations often look at personal meaning and values while also identifying thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also shape his approach, so sessions include practical exercises, goal-setting, and pauses to notice what matters most. Ian has supported people dealing with anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and major life changes.
He also helps with relationship struggles, parenting stress, career decisions, anger, attention challenges, and compassion fatigue. His background includes work across many age groups and a long history in addiction services, which informs how he approaches recovery and relapse prevention. In sessions clients can expect direct, empathetic conversation and hands-on tools to practice between meetings.
He aims to make therapy a collaborative process, where the person’s values guide the work and small wins build momentum. Ian accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Appointments are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and he uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet people where they are.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ian lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ian names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Ian blends Existential Therapy with Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address both meaning and action. Existential Therapy looks at life choices, values, and what gives life meaning; it helps when someone feels empty, stuck, or unsure about next steps. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and respect so the person leads the pace and direction of care. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and building practical skills to change them.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Ian will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made. Conversations and exercises are shaped by what matters to the client and what helps in day-to-day life.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and detailed skill work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging lets someone reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or recovery routines and to continue care when schedules change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Ian commonly help with?
Ian works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and major life changes. He also addresses relationship problems, parenting stress, career questions, attention challenges, and compassion fatigue.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style mixes existential questions about meaning with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral strategies. Sessions focus on practical steps, values, and small achievable goals.
What experience does he bring?
He holds seven years of counseling experience and additional years working in addiction and mental health services. That background informs his work with recovery and motivation.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Missouri LPC credential and practices from Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Ian is able to work with international clients.
How are sessions delivered online?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
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