- Years in practice
- 23
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Montana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kirsten
Kirsten King is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 23 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She communicates in a calm, direct way and aims to make sessions feel practical and down-to-earth for worried parents. Her work often addresses grief, trauma and abuse, mood concerns, and relationship stress that affect daily family life.
Kirsten uses plain language and collaborative problem solving to keep therapy focused on what matters most at home.
Background and approach
She draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people change unhelpful habits and handle difficult feelings. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about relationships and family patterns. In a typical session she listens, helps people notice patterns, and practices small changes that can shift a routine or reaction.
She also teaches skills from dialectical behavior therapy when strong emotions or repeated conflict are present. These are practical tools families can try between appointments. Kirsten has worked in rural settings across Montana and brings long experience with family conflict, domestic violence survivors, chronic health and caregiving concerns, and parenting stress.
Her background includes years running a independent practice and supporting adults dealing with complex life events. She offers straightforward guidance for parents who are tired or overwhelmed and want clear steps to try. Sessions focus on coping skills, communication patterns, and realistic goals so people can find more balance at home.
What Kirsten works with
Everything Kirsten lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kirsten helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kirsten lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help when stress, anxiety, and parenting pressures make choices feel overwhelming.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them. This approach is useful for sleep problems, low mood, and day-to-day reactions that get in the way of family routines.
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early relationship patterns shape current interactions. It is often used when family patterns, communication problems, or relationship stress keep repeating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Techniques can be adjusted over time based on what is most helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone can fit a tight schedule or lower bandwidth, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging lets people send updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family life and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Kirsten
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, sleep problems, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is calm and nonjudgmental. She focuses on practical steps, skills practice, and helping people notice patterns that affect family life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of clinical experience working with adults and family-related concerns in rural settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LCPC credential, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and practices in Montana.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She sees clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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