About Wesley
Wesley Hirst is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 25 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or the challenges of everyday life. Wesley also supports people dealing with relationship strain, addictions, anger, sleep and eating concerns, and ADHD-related difficulties.
Wesley uses down-to-earth language and practical tools in sessions. He blends approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and manage intense feelings.
Background and approach
He also draws on existential ideas to help clients clarify meaning and life purpose. His style is straightforward and respectful. Wesley aims to build trust and to listen before offering suggestions.
Sessions often include skills practice, gentle challenges to unhelpful thinking, and steps clients can try between meetings. Wesley’s background includes long experience with trauma, substance use concerns, and relationship work. He describes life roles such as son, husband, and father as part of what shaped his understanding of everyday struggles.
Outside of work he enjoys camping, backpacking, biking, music, and photography. People who choose Wesley can expect a collaborative approach that balances practical tools and exploration of values. He welcomes questions about what will happen in sessions and how therapy might fit into a busy life.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then act in ways that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and living with ADHD-related challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and trying practical experiments to change them; it often helps with panic, worry, and mood problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling relationship stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Wesley will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the focus as you progress. The process is collaborative and values both practical tools and time for understanding what matters to you.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video sessions let you have a longer, face-to-face conversation, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to plan therapy around school, work, or family commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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