Kirsten King, LCPC
Therapist in Montana
Kirsten King is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 23 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges.
- Licensed inMontana
- LicenseBBH-LCPC-LIC-1139
- NPI 1851578785
- Experience23+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Kirsten
Kirsten King is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 23 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She is calm and nonjudgmental in sessions and focuses on building trust so people feel comfortable sharing hard things. Kirsten uses approaches that center relationships and present-moment coping.
She draws on Attachment-based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current reactions. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that fit their values.
Background and approach
Kirsten has worked in rural settings and with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people navigating ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, career stress, and major life changes. Her background includes long experience helping those facing family conflict and domestic violence issues.
In sessions she listens first and then helps people try small, practical steps that fit their life. Therapy can include learning emotion regulation skills, practicing new ways to communicate, and experiments to test new behaviors. She aims to make treatment understandable and useful between sessions.
Kirsten practices in Montana and conducts sessions in English. She offers several online session formats and works with people who want steady, relational support as they cope with change and work toward clearer goals.
Credentials
- LCPC (Montana)
- License BBH-LCPC-LIC-1139 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1851578785 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kirsten lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and acceptance work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape how a person reacts to stress and connects with others; online sessions can use this lens to practice new ways of relating and to talk through patterns that still cause pain. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose small actions that match their values; it works well for anxiety, depression, and life transitions by teaching simple exercises and behavior experiments. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a respectful space where people feel heard, which can help build trust and open conversation even when meeting remotely.Figuring out which approach fits is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan when something does not fit. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to a person’s needs and preferences rather than following a one-size-fits-all method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and practicing skills together, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people journal between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people keep therapy going around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Kirsten help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She brings a calm, nonjudgmental style and focuses on building trust. Sessions mix relationship-focused work with practical skills and values-based choices.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working in clinical settings and independent practice, including work with people affected by family conflict and domestic violence.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds the credential LCPC, which is listed as MT LCPC, and practices in Montana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment or cost work?
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 then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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