I am licensed in Illinois with 31 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with grief and loss, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Blended family issues, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Family of origin issues, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Jealousy, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
IL LCPC 180003747
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Kirsten Munson. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Kris is a great therapist. Talking to her is one of the best thing for my week. She would listen and answer my questions and provide me support. I enjoyed working with Kris. :)
Written on Nov 04, 2022 after therapy with Kirsten for 2 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, and career difficulties
I have enjoyed my sessions with Kirsten so far. She has been helpful with discussing my issues I've put off and responds to me in a timely manner. It's nice to have someone who listens and helps to give me insight on how to confront my issues in ways I hadn't thought about before.
I believe with more sessions I'll be able to get ahead of what's been going on with me and move past my trauma
Written on Oct 31, 2022 after therapy with Kirsten for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, and bipolar disorder