Kerre Nitz, LPC

Kerre Nitz is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and challenges linked to health and caregiving. She works with adults across a range of issues including body image, bipolar mood swings, addictions, trauma and abuse, and ADHD. Kerre's tone is direct and encouraging, aiming to help clients find practical ways forward.

She draws on approaches that focus on the relationship in the room and on building useful skills. Sessions emphasize understanding patterns, naming strengths, and practicing new behaviors between meetings. Kerre often blends acceptance-based and cognitive strategies with attention to attachment dynamics.

Kerre has eight years in the helping professions, including work in inpatient care, school counseling, hospital crisis response, and outpatient individual therapy. Her training includes a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Certificate in Trauma Studies, plus a Master of Divinity. These experiences inform a balanced, practical approach to complex problems.

In therapy she aims to create trust and unconditional positive regard so clients can take risks and try new ways of coping. She invites clients to discover personal strengths and clearer life direction. Sessions focus on concrete steps toward goals such as better mood regulation, improved sleep, healthier eating patterns, and clearer communication.

People who want a collaborative, skill-focused counselor may find her style helpful. She encourages steady progress and supports people managing chronic illness, caregiver stress, aging concerns, and other long-term challenges related to health and life changes.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take steps toward what matters to them. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, coping with chronic illness, and making values-driven changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to change mood and functioning; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape present-day connection and trust, and it can be helpful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kerre will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that match the client's needs. She treats therapy as a collaboration where techniques are adjusted based on what helps the person make steady progress.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy life, reducing travel time, and offering flexible ways to check in during transitions. The biography does not list specific remote formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Many people find that online meetings let them practice skills in real-time and maintain steady contact during health-related or caregiving challenges.