Carrie Ryberg, LCPC
Illinois · 14 years in practice
Carrie Ryberg is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.008471 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1720268782 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- 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 Carrie
Carrie Ryberg is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She brings 14 years of clinical experience to brief and longer-term work. Carrie meets people where they are and focuses on clear, practical steps to feel more stable and capable.
Carrie helps people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma. She also supports those facing relationship struggles, parenting challenges, grief, and major life changes. Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented, aimed at helping clients regain a sense of control.
Background and approach
In sessions she uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, and mindfulness to reduce symptoms and build new coping skills. She also draws on solution-focused methods and motivational interviewing to set achievable goals and boost motivation. The work often combines talking, skill practice, and focused processing of difficult memories.
Her background includes experience with military life and the stresses that come with deployments and transitions. That experience shapes how she helps people cope with uncertainty and role changes. Carrie aims to create a calm, steady environment for people to work through hard things.
People who choose Carrie typically want practical tools and a clear plan. She encourages small, measurable steps and checks progress regularly. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carrie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Carrie names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that translate to online care
CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. In online sessions this often means setting small homework tasks and reviewing progress between meetings. EMDR focuses on processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity; therapists adapt EMDR for video or phone work using guided attention and structured processing. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, and these skills are easy to practice during or after an online session.Finding the right method is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to pick approaches that match each person’s goals and comfort level. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, so clients stay involved in choosing next steps.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face connection for skill teaching and EMDR processing, phone can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and varied schedules.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Carrie address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, addictions, and a range of mood and adjustment concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Carrie combines practical, goal-focused work with processing and skills practice. Sessions mix talking, behavior strategies, and techniques to reduce distress.
What is her clinical background?
Carrie has 14 years of experience working with adult clients and couples, including experience related to military life and deployment-related transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential (LCPC) and practices in Illinois.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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