Karrie Kudrna BehrentLPC

Karrie Kudrna Behrent is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with seven years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and ADHD. She supports people dealing with family conflict, communication problems, and relationship hurts. Karrie also helps with pregnancy and childbirth related transitions such as postpartum depression and other life changes connected to growing a family.

Her work is grounded in compassion and collaboration. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on practical steps that fit each person’s life. Karrie emphasizes self-worth, forgiveness, and rebuilding a sense of purpose when people feel stuck or overwhelmed.

She regularly helps people with body image concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and shame or guilt that follow difficult events. Karrie also supports those working through separation, infidelity, and domestic violence impacts on daily life. Each plan is tailored to the person's goals and pace.

Karrie’s style is person-centered and trauma-informed. That means she listens first, follows the client’s lead, and pays attention to how past hurts affect current choices. Sessions aim to create clarity and stronger communication skills for the issues clients bring.

Clients can expect a collaborative relationship where they set priorities and Karrie offers strategies to manage symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. She brings steady, practical guidance to emotional work and life transitions in Wisconsin and related to pregnancy and childbirth concerns.

How evidence-based techniques guide online work

Two evidence-based therapeutic techniques commonly used in work like this are skill-building approaches that teach coping strategies for anxiety and mood management, and trauma-informed care that focuses on understanding how past events affect current feelings and choices. Skill-focused work breaks problems into teachable steps, often using breathing, grounding, and behavioral tools to reduce symptoms. Trauma-informed care pays attention to safety and pacing while helping clients process difficult memories and reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they try methods and adjust the plan until it feels productive and manageable.

Please confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during work breaks or when managing caregiving duties. Different formats can help when someone prefers shorter conversations, less time on camera, or scheduling that aligns with medical appointments or family routines.