About Kirsten
Kirsten Peebles is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, and grief. She uses a direct, straightforward style that centers on clear goals and doable steps. Her language is plain and focused on what to expect from sessions.
Kirsten draws from several approaches to tailor work to each person. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns.
Background and approach
She brings dialectical behavior ideas to help with strong emotions and mindfulness practices to build steady awareness. Her sessions emphasize short-term solutions and measurable progress. That can look like setting specific goals, practicing skills between meetings, and checking how changes feel in daily life.
She also uses motivational interviewing when someone needs help finding their own reasons to change. Kirsten has about ten years of clinical experience and has worked with people who have experienced trauma, mood disorders, substance use, and military-related stress among other concerns. She aims to avoid stigmatizing labels and to focus on the person and their goals.
People who choose her often want practical tools, clear plans, and a collaborative approach. She helps shape a treatment plan based on each persons needs and preferences, then revisits it as progress is made.
Practical approaches for online work and symptom relief
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, depression, mood swings, and patterns that feed into stress or substance use. DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and reducing impulsive behaviors. Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness and calm attention to reduce reactivity and support mood regulation.Choosing the right approach is a shared decision. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, symptoms, and what approaches feel most useful. From there she tailors a plan that can mix CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and other techniques based on progress and preference.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful when visual cues and face-to-face interaction help work through issues. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging can provide brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or a way to communicate when typing feels simpler. These options make it easier to access consistent care and practice skills in daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English