About Tracie
Tracie Dahl is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable. Tracie speaks plainly and centers the person’s experience in each session.
Her counseling style treats each person as the expert on their own life. She looks for strengths clients already have and builds on them.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to what feels workable for the client. Tracie uses client-centered methods to create a respectful, listening-first environment. She also draws on mindfulness practices to help with overwhelming feelings and Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events continue to cause distress.
These approaches are used to address symptoms like panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and persistent worry. Over 14 years of practice, Tracie has supported people facing tough life changes such as divorce, blended family challenges, first responder stress, and midlife shifts. She helps with communication problems, codependency, body image concerns, and feelings of isolation or shame.
Sessions aim to teach simple tools and realistic next steps. Tracie helps people reconnect with purpose, manage panic or grief, and rebuild confidence. Small improvements in daily routines and coping skills are central to her work.
How these approaches work for online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s perspective. The therapist follows the client’s lead, helping them clarify goals and use their own strengths to solve problems. This approach helps with low self-esteem, life direction, and decision-making.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity. Short breathing or grounding exercises can help during panic attacks, intense anxiety, or when memories feel overwhelming. These tools are easy to practice between sessions and during stressful moments.
Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses distress tied to past events by helping people process memories and reduce their day-to-day impact. The work moves at the client’s pace and focuses on building safety, stability, and coping skills before tackling difficult memories.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss options and try strategies together, adjusting methods to match the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. Therapy is a collaboration, with the client guiding what feels most helpful.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions, share quick updates, or use shorter check-ins when time is limited. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English