Kirsten King, LCPC

Kirsten King is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what feels hard and find practical ways forward. Kirsten’s manner is steady and plainspoken, and she focuses on understanding each person’s situation before suggesting next steps.

Kirsten has worked as a therapist for more than two decades. She has experience with family conflict and domestic violence and has built a private practice in a rural setting. Her background includes life in and around the military - as a child in a military family, a service member, and a military spouse - which informs her awareness of transitions tied to military life.

In sessions she uses several evidence-based approaches, chosen to fit each person’s needs. She draws on acceptance and commitment strategies to help people clarify values and move toward meaningful action. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot patterns of thinking and try small experiments to change them.

Kirsten also works from attachment-informed ideas, helping people examine how early relationships shape current patterns. Dialectical behavior skills are added when people need tools for emotion regulation and stress tolerance.

Clients in Montana will find a therapist who emphasizes listening first, then practical steps. The practice supports work on parenting, relationships, sleep problems, ADHD concerns, career stress, and issues related to identity and gender. Sessions are shaped around what each person needs in the moment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to someone and then taking small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, behaviors, and feelings to find practical changes that reduce distress; it often includes homework like behavior experiments or thought records. Attachment-Based ideas explore how early relationship patterns show up now and guide work on communication and connection in relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to goals and concerns, then suggests which methods might fit best. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan over time based on what is helpful and what feels manageable.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins can be scheduled during a lunch break, or sessions can avoid travel when someone is living in a rural area. Those practical benefits often help people stay consistent with care while they work on stress, parenting challenges, grief, or coping with life changes.