Kirsten King

Kirsten King is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) based in Montana who helps people facing grief, end-of-life concerns, and related stress. She works with adults dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. Her style is calm and nonjudgmental, and she focuses on helping people find workable ways forward.

With 23 years of experience, she draws on practical therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered approaches to help people understand their connections and values. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to what a person needs right now.

Kirsten has a long background working with grief, hospice, and end-of-life counseling alongside other challenges such as trauma, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue. She helps people talk through loss, plan for difficult conversations, and manage overwhelming feelings. Practical strategies for sleeping, coping, and emotional regulation are common in her work.

Her approach blends skills training with space to tell your story. She supports people learning to tolerate hard emotions while taking small steps toward the life they want. Kirsten emphasizes clear goals and collaborative pacing so progress feels manageable.

People often come for help with relationship issues, family conflict, or chronic health concerns. She also addresses concerns like ADHD, bipolar symptoms, anger, self-esteem, and career stress. Sessions aim to make daily life more livable while honoring each person’s experience.

Therapeutic approaches for online grief and life change work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to a person and taking small committed steps toward those values. It helps with anxiety, grief, and major life transitions by teaching ways to live despite difficult emotions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replaces them with more effective patterns. This approach is often used for sleep problems, anxiety, low mood, and coping with chronic illness.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and helps people change patterns that cause hurt. It can be useful for relationship strain, family conflict, and rebuilding trust after loss.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means adjusting pace, trying different techniques, and checking in about what feels useful.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy day and reducing travel time. Online work can make it simpler to keep regular check-ins during challenging periods and to use brief sessions for skill practice or urgent support. Confirm the available session options before booking so you know which formats are offered and how they fit into your routine.