Licensed clinical social worker recordMissouri
Colleen Larson, LCSW
Missouri
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Trauma and Grief
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Missouri
- LCSW, licence 2022015053
- Licensed in Oklahoma
- LCSW, licence 21234
- NPI
- 1962123521
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Missouri
These details come from information Colleen supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- strengths-based approach
- parenting support
- skill building
About Colleen
Colleen Larson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Missouri with three years of professional experience. She focuses on trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. Colleen also pays attention to adoption and foster care matters, autism and Asperger syndrome, family problems, and issues such as guilt, shame, and finding life purpose.
Colleen uses a strengths-based, humanistic approach. In sessions she looks for practical ways to build skills and to use existing strengths. Conversations typically aim to make small, usable changes that help manage daily pressures and emotional pain.
She helps people talk through recent losses, long-standing grief, and the fallout from traumatic experiences. For parents she offers focused discussions about routines, expectations, and managing worry. With depression and life transitions she works on coping strategies and short-term skills people can try between sessions.
Colleen encourages clear, down-to-earth exploration rather than jargon. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what each person can handle. She emphasizes building tools people can use when life becomes stressful again.
Her practice also addresses postpartum depression, young adult issues, and questions about self-love and purpose. People considering work around adoption, foster care, or neurodiversity-related concerns will find these topics included in her stated focus areas.
BHow sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Colleen describes her approach as strengths-based and humanistic. A strengths-based approach identifies what a person already does well and expands those skills. It helps with rebuilding confidence after trauma, handling parenting stress, and managing low mood by focusing on practical, repeatable steps.A humanistic approach centers the person's experience and values. It prioritizes listening, reflection, and collaborative goal setting. This approach can be useful for grief work, exploring life purpose, and addressing feelings like guilt and shame because it keeps the client's perspective central.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work in therapy. Colleen will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She treats this as a collaborative process and adjusts methods as progress and feedback indicate.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to learn whether phone or video visits are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent with work, family, and other responsibilities.
CAreas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Missouri, Oklahoma
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She focuses on trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, family problems, guilt and shame, life purpose, postpartum depression, self-love, and young adult issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a strengths-based, humanistic approach. Sessions emphasize practical skill building and using existing strengths to manage daily pressures.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That experience shapes how she structures sessions and selects strategies.
Is she licensed to practice in a particular state?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri. The profile lists her credential as LCSW and location as Missouri.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to be sure of phone or video availability.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process sets up the initial appointment.
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