Karrie Houston, LMSW

Karrie Houston is a licensed social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, anger, and low self-esteem. She supports people facing life changes and those working to build motivation and confidence. Karrie’s approach aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and manageable for worried parents and caregivers.

She focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings. Sessions emphasize practical steps people can try between meetings. Karrie draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s priorities and on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns.

Motivational interviewing is part of her toolbox for people who want to find clearer reasons to commit to change. She uses short, focused conversations to help clients discover what matters most to them and what small steps feel doable.

Karrie has a Master of Social Work and holds the Licensed Master Social Worker credential, LMSW. She brings five years of professional experience working with individual concerns tied to caregiving stress, attachment and abandonment issues, body image, and women's issues.

She practices in Michigan and works with people who need help balancing caregiving demands, resolving communication problems, and finding more self-compassion. If you are supporting someone else or carrying caregiver stress, Karrie lists Supporting carers among her focus areas and can help explore practical ways to cope.

To begin, readers are invited to consider whether short-term goals like reducing overwhelm or improving communication would help. Karrie aims to make each session feel useful and to help clients leave with clear next steps.

How Karrie’s Approaches Guide Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the client. The therapist reflects back what she hears and helps clients name their priorities and values, which can help with caregiving strain and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and small behavioral steps to reduce anxiety and manage anger symptoms in daily life.

Motivational Interviewing uses short, collaborative conversations to help people find their own reasons to change. This approach can be useful when someone feels stuck or unsure how to start making changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Karrie will talk with each client about goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. She adapts the plan as progress and needs become clearer, keeping the client involved in decisions.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people maintain continuity of care while juggling caregiving duties and other responsibilities.