Terry Hasenzahl , LMFT

Terry Hasenzahl is a marriage and family therapist licensed in both Missouri and Nevada with more than 25 years of clinical experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate challenging life moments. She combines a warm, caring, and engaging manner with a strengths-based, person-centered orientation that supports people in finding practical ways to make meaningful change. Terry emphasizes building trusting, nonjudgmental relationships and works collaboratively so people can move toward more peaceful, fulfilling, and authentic lives.

She recognizes how difficult it can be to reach out for support and meets that courage with steady presence and clear guidance. In sessions she offers psychoeducation and draws on a range of therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs, including cognitive-behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR level 1, narrative and solution-focused work, mindfulness practices, insight-oriented approaches, and family systems theory. Terry holds an LMFT credential - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - which reflects her training and specialization in relational and family-based care.

With decades of practice, she aims to create an environment where people feel heard and empowered to address stress, painful memories, relationship struggles, and other life transitions while developing skills to support lasting well-being.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches with Online Care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration, creating a supportive space where people are invited to explore their values and goals while the therapist follows their lead to build on strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, offers practical tools to identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, focuses on teaching skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, and can be useful when overwhelming emotions or relationship patterns get in the way of daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Terry works collaboratively with each person to assess which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts interventions over time so therapy remains relevant and effective. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy aligns with what matters most to the individual.

Online therapy offers flexible options for engaging in this work. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions provide an accessible alternative, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection and skill practice between sessions. These modalities make it easier to maintain consistency in care, fit sessions into busy schedules, and access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations.