Mattracea Wendleton, LPC - Therapist in Missouri

About Mattracea

Mattracea Wendleton is an LPC who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, and low self-esteem. She also supports those facing depression, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and career or life changes. Her approach aims to make people feel heard and understood from the first visit.

Mattracea focuses on meeting each person where they are. She listens closely to what is most pressing, then works together with the person to set clear, achievable goals.

Background and approach

Sessions are practical and conversational, with tools taught in simple steps that can be used between meetings. Her practice draws on several evidence-based methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), along with trauma-informed work such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

She tailors techniques to the concerns presented, for example addressing obsessive or compulsive patterns differently than grief or compassion fatigue. Mattracea brings seven years of clinical experience as a licensed professional counselor. She uses that experience to help people untangle difficult feelings like shame, guilt, jealousy, and isolation.

Her background includes work with addiction, first responder issues, attachment and communication problems, and care around forgiveness and impulsivity. Sessions are offered from Missouri in English and may include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability, with subscription-based sessions that can be canceled at any time.

How specific approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person sets the pace and goals; online sessions follow that same lead so the person can feel heard and build trust even at a distance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; delivered by video or phone, CBT includes simple homework and real-world practice that can be reviewed in follow-up messages or sessions.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused method used to reduce the intensity of painful memories; when used online it combines guided processing with careful pacing and preparation to keep sessions manageable.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about current needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit the situation. If something does not feel like a good match, adjustments are made together so the work stays helpful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. This variety lets people fit sessions into busy schedules, use brief check-ins between meetings, and access the same therapeutic approaches without traveling. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to each format so progress continues across different ways of meeting.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

Mattracea supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, parenting and family-related strain, intimacy issues, grief, and career or life transitions among other concerns.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Sessions are conversational and practical, focused on listening first and then teaching straightforward skills people can use between meetings.

What is Mattracea's clinical background?

She has seven years of clinical experience working with issues such as attachment, codependency, first responder stress, and OCD-related symptoms.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LPC with license number MO LPC 2017037738 and practices from Missouri.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to client preference.

How are fees and payment handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Missouri
Languages: English

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