Mattracea WendletonLPC

Mattracea Wendleton is an LPC who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, and relationship or parenting concerns. She works with people facing grief, intimacy issues, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and life changes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Sessions are aimed at making emotional strain easier to manage and at helping clients find practical ways forward.

She approaches each person with a calm, nonjudgmental manner and starts by listening to what matters most to them. Treatment choices are shaped by the client's goals and day-to-day life. Therapy can include short-term tools for managing symptoms or longer work on patterns that keep causing pain.

Her methods include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and narrative approaches. These tools are used to address traumatic memories, unhelpful thinking, relationship patterns, and intense emotions. The exact mix depends on what the client and therapist decide together.

Wendleton has seven years of clinical experience and holds a Licensed Professional Counselor license in Missouri. She emphasizes clear, practical steps in sessions and focuses on helping people build skills they can use between meetings. Conversations often include setting small goals, practicing new communication habits, and learning coping techniques.

People who choose her often want a therapist who listens first and offers steady guidance. She encourages clients to bring their real concerns, and she works with them to create manageable plans for change.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects back what they hear, and helps clarify goals and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; online work often includes short home practice tasks, thought records, and problem-solving between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that can be practiced during and between online meetings to handle intense feelings and relationship problems.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit the client's situation. If an approach doesn't suit, they will adjust course to find a better fit in collaboration with the client.

Specific session formats are not detailed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and enabling work around childcare or work breaks. It also lets clients use homework tools and skill practice between meetings so progress can continue outside the hour.