You are valued here.
Life is the occasion What are you waiting for?
You’ve found yourself here—and that first step matters. Whether you're carrying the weight of complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, burnout, grief, relationship wounds, or life transitions, you don't have to navigate it alone.
At The Porch Swing KC, I provide compassionate, trauma-informed therapy for adults throughout Kansas City and Minnesota, both virtually and in person where available. As a Clinical Trauma Specialist, I integrate evidence-based approaches including EMDR, NARM, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Somatic Experiencing to help you heal from the inside out.
My goal is to meet you exactly where you are—with curiosity, compassion, and without judgment. Together, we'll uncover the patterns keeping you stuck, strengthen your nervous system's capacity for healing, and help you reconnect with the life, relationships, and peace you deserve.
I believe your story is bigger than what has happened to you. Trauma, grief, and life's hardest moments don't get the final word. Healing is possible, hope can be restored, and there is room for you here, Friend.
Life is the occasion, and there is room for you here on, The Porch Swing, where healing happens.
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Counseling & Psychology Services
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Therapeutic Orientations
Person-Centered
Attachment Theory
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
Internal Family Systems
Interpersonal Processing
NARM -NeuroAffective Relational Model
Psychoeducational | Psychoanalytical | Psychosocial
Somatic Experience Therapy
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Carrie's Counseling Style
My counseling style is rooted in a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach designed to help adults heal from anxiety, trauma, stress, burnout, grief and loss, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. I integrate person-centered therapy, attachment theory, interpersonal process therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to support emotional healing, self-awareness, nervous system regulation, healthy boundaries, and lasting personal growth.
At the core of my work is creating a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and valued. I believe therapy should be collaborative, personalized, and grounded in empathy, authenticity, mindful awareness, and self-acceptance.
As a licensed clinical psychotherapist serving clients in Kansas and Minnesota, I believe you are the expert of your own life. It is an honor to walk alongside you through vulnerability, healing, and transformation. Using a positive psychology and trauma-specialized approach, I focus on helping you recognize your strengths while building the tools, insight, and resilience needed for meaningful and sustainable change.
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Specialties
Anxiety Disorders
Adjustment + Depression
Burnout
Grief + Loss
Trauma + PTSD + c-PTSD
Self-Concept | Self-Esteem | Self-Efficacy
Interpersonal + Intrapersonal Relational Development
Tween, Teen, + Adult Women
About The Porch Swing KC
The Porch Swing KC: where healing happens.
Naming my practice The Porch Swing KC is a symbol of the healing that happened in my life on my own porch swing. As I processed the parts of my story that include grief, loss, and trauma, I found comfort and clarity in that place where I wrote, reflected, and healed (read more of my story). My hope is that The Porch Swing offers a safe place for you to experience your own healing.
License Information:
Kansas: Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor LCPC 04094
Minnesota: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor LPCC cc05369
HIPAA and Code of Ethics:
This practice follows HIPAA guidelines and adheres to the America Counseling Association Code of Ethics. Click here to learn more.
