Kirsten King , LCPC

Kirsten King is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 23 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting challenges. She also supports those facing trauma and abuse, LGBTQ concerns, relationship strain, sleep problems, and work-life stressors.

King focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance strategies to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors. Conversations are straightforward and grounded in everyday life rather than abstract theory.

Her work pays attention to how early relationships shape current struggles. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at connection, boundaries, and trust. She pairs this with skills from dialectical work when emotion regulation or intense reactions become barriers to progress.

People come for help with parenting strain, family conflict, burnout and compassion fatigue, chronic illness and pain, and questions about gender and identity. King also assists clients dealing with attention difficulties and mood instability, including bipolar disorder, by focusing on routines and coping strategies.

Sessions include talking, practical skill-building, and small experiments to try between meetings. The goal is clearer choices, less overwhelm, and better day-to-day functioning. King practices in Montana and holds the LCPC credential.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions by focusing on what matters and small steps toward that life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns. CBT is often used for depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and anger management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current connections and boundaries; it can help with relationship strain, family conflict, and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so therapy stays practical and relevant to everyday life.

Online therapy offers multiple ways to connect such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can be a quick check-in or a way to fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to maintain continuity, practice skills between sessions, and fit care around work, family, or other commitments.