Lloyal Kennedy Kline LLC, LCPC, LMFT
About me
I am a licensed mental health, marriage and family and addictions counselor in the state of Montana. I have been a counselor for 16 years and was a 9-1-1 Dispatcher for 16 years prior to that. I have worked with probation and parole, Veteran's and civilian drug treatment court participants facilitating groups and one on one counseling. I have a certification as a Domestic Violence Counselor and taught batterers intervention groups for 8 years. I also facilitate anger management and Moral Reconation Therapy groups. I worked in an outpatient mental health facility treating people with severe mental illnesses. I also worked for 3 years on a behavior unit working with patient's on the milieu. I am a Montana Professional Person which means I can make a determination of whether or not a person needs to be put into an inpatient mental health program at the State Hospital. I am certified in DBT and EMDR therapy. and skilled in CBT, ACT and learning CPT.
My counseling style is understanding and supportive. I believe in treating every person with dignity and respect.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Antisocial personality, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
License information
MT LCPC BBH-LCPC-LIC-1224
MT LMFT BBH-LMFT-LIC-89