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Kirsten King, LCPC

  • Experience23 years
  • LocationMontana
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Kirsten

Kirsten King is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 23 years of clinical experience who provides supportive, attentive care for people managing stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

She brings a steady, nonjudgmental presence to sessions and aims to create a space where clients can explore emotional pain, grief, parenting struggles, mood concerns, and identity-related issues such as gender dysphoria and LGBT matters. Her work also addresses chronic health challenges, codependency, communication problems, and life transitions.

Kirsten integrates a variety of evidence-informed approaches to meet each person where they are, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-focused work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral techniques.

She has experience supporting people through family conflict, domestic violence recovery, grief, and complicated family-of-origin dynamics while helping clients build coping skills for sleeping, anger, and compassion fatigue. Based in Montana, Kirsten offers multiple online session formats so clients can access care in ways that fit their schedules and needs.

How IFS and ACT Translate to Online Therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps people notice and work with the different parts of themselves such as protector parts or wounded parts, and it can be useful for addressing trauma, dissociation, self-criticism, and complex emotional patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, practicing acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings, and taking committed action toward meaningful goals, which is helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy centers on understanding relational patterns and how early connections shape current trust, communication, and closeness issues.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Kirsten will work with each client to explore goals, symptoms, and preferences and then tailor methods so therapy feels helpful and doable. That flexibility means approaches may be blended over time as needs change.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and use shorter check-ins or ongoing conversations when that better supports progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kirsten commonly address?
Kirsten works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and challenges related to identity such as LGBT and gender dysphoria.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She brings a calming, nonjudgmental presence and blends client-centered listening with structured tools from evidence-based therapies to help clients develop insight and practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working with individuals and families across a range of issues, including family conflict and survivors of domestic violence.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LCPC with the credential record MT LCPC BBH-LCPC-LIC-1139 and practices from Montana.
Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and schedule.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Montana

Languages

English