- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Utah, Montana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Kristl
Kristl Bray is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth work to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. Her style is calm and straightforward, aimed at making change feel doable rather than overwhelming.
She draws on several evidence-informed approaches to match what each person needs. Sessions often include learning new coping skills, practicing communication, and finding ways to balance demands at home and work.
Background and approach
Kristl pays attention to identity issues, grief, and life changes so those topics get clear, steady attention. Her practice supports people dealing with relationship strain, addictions, anger, sleep problems, and low self-esteem. She also works with concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and compassion fatigue.
That range lets her address immediate problems while building longer-term resilience. Kristl has spent decades helping people navigate transitions like divorce, caregiving shifts, adoption and foster care questions, and blended family adjustments. She adapts familiar therapeutic tools so they fit a person’s daily life and responsibilities.
Sessions stay practical and focused on what someone can try between meetings. Kristl works with clients from Montana and beyond, and sessions are offered in English. She keeps a clear, collaborative tone in sessions and aims to help clients leave with a few concrete steps to try on their own.
What Kristl works with
Everything Kristl lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kristl helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristl lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Kristl’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck on them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and parenting struggles where values guide daily choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood, anxiety, and sleep problems. It often includes simple homework between sessions to practice new skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of relating and helps people understand how early relationships affect current connections and communication, which can help with intimacy, trust, and relationship stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed so it fits real life and immediate concerns.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets you work face-to-face when that helps; phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat or messaging can fit a short check-in during a busy day. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and other demands.
Questions people ask about Kristl
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, addictions, anger, sleep issues, and self-esteem. Additional areas include grief, career stress, ADHD, bipolar issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and person-centered, combining skill teaching with reflective conversation. She focuses on small, doable changes and clear tools people can use between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 30 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns and life transitions.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is based in Montana and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential listed as LCSW.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is open to working with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does 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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.
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