Doris Irvin , LPC

Doris Irvin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with a background in community mental health spanning nine years. She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including severe and persistent mental illness, addiction, domestic violence, depression, and anxiety, bringing experience from varied clinical settings to her therapeutic work.

Doris is particularly interested in helping people discover a sense of purpose and make meaningful, lasting changes that support both mental and physical well-being. She emphasizes a client-centered stance, treating each person as the expert on their own life and prioritizing a strong therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change.

In her practice she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts that influence actions, while Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying practical steps and building on existing strengths to reach goals. Both approaches invite active engagement and collaboration from the client to produce tangible progress.

Doris combines clinical experience with an emphasis on respect and partnership, aiming to support clients through challenges such as stress, relationship and family concerns, mood disorders, addictions, life transitions, and questions of self-worth and purpose.