Key details
- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, Missouri / 2014001978; LMFT, Nevada / 0833
- NPI1255703278
- Experience25 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMissouri
About
- CBT
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness
About Terry
Terry Hasenzahl is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience. She practices in Missouri and has worked with individuals, couples, and families on a wide range of problems including stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, relationship concerns, and anger.
Terry uses straightforward, person-focused work that helps clients identify what is driving their reactions. She talks through unhelpful thoughts and patterns and offers skill-based tools clients can try between sessions. Sessions are practical and conversational, not full of jargon.
Her background blends client-centered methods with behavioral strategies. She commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge thinking patterns and dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are also part of the toolbox she uses with clients who want more awareness or motivation to change.
Terry also brings experience helping with family-of-origin issues, parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and addictions. She addresses both immediate coping needs and longer-term patterns that keep problems repeating. Her work includes attention to intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, career stress, and midlife transitions.
If you are dealing with frequent anger, snapping at people you love, building resentment, or someone else’s anger in your life, Terry offers a practical, steady approach to help you notice triggers and try new responses. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session to see how the work fits.
How sessions work
How her approaches shape online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client’s experience and priorities. It involves listening closely and shaping sessions around what the client brings. This approach helps when someone wants clearer goals and straightforward support.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers simple exercises to test beliefs and try different responses, which is useful for anger, anxiety, and low mood. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Those skills are practical for managing sudden anger or impulsive responses.
Choosing the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide whether CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, or motivational interviewing best fit the goals. That decision is based on the client's needs, goals, and what feels workable in sessions.
Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking, as session types are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Talk with the therapist about how to shape appointments so they fit your schedule and help you practice new ways of responding to anger.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Missouri, Nevada
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with problem areas that often include anger such as relationship conflict, stress, impulsivity, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and practical, using conversation and skill practice to change thoughts and reactions.
How long has she practiced?
She has 25 years of experience as a clinician working with individuals, couples, and families.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in Missouri and Nevada and practices out of Missouri for local services.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with this therapist?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.