Kristl Bray, LCSW
Therapist in Montana
Kristl Bray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30 years of experience.
- Licensed inUtah, Montana
- License293034-3501, BBH-LCSW-LIC-72689
- NPI 1649691544
- Experience30+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Kristl
Kristl Bray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30 years of experience. She focuses on attachment-based work and draws on a variety of therapy methods to help people facing stress, anxiety, identity questions, and major life changes. She creates a calm, affirming space where people can talk about what feels hard.
Sessions focus on understanding patterns, improving relationships, and building everyday coping skills. Kristl listens closely and helps clients set clear, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term practice supporting people with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, and with challenges like grief, compassion fatigue, addiction, and ADHD. She also addresses intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, sleep problems, and career stress. She works with many concerns linked to attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care, and aging issues.
Kristl uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. She blends Attachment-Based Therapy with acceptance, mindfulness, and behavioral tools so clients learn practical ways to respond differently to stress and relationship triggers. People who choose her often want steady, experienced guidance through transitions - from changing roles to processing loss or exploring identity.
She helps clients translate insight into habits they can use day to day. Kristl practices in Montana and offers services suitable for a range of life stages and concerns.
Credentials
- LCSW (Utah)
- License 293034-3501 · expires September 2026
- LCSW (Montana)
- License BBH-LCSW-LIC-72689 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1649691544 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kristl lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-informed and action-focused online therapy
Kristl combines Attachment-Based Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in a way that focuses on relationships and values. Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current patterns and helps people make clearer choices in relationships and personal boundaries. ACT emphasizes learning to notice thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match core values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes.She also uses elements of Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the person in front of her. That means listening closely, reflecting what matters most, and adjusting interventions to each person’s goals. Finding the right approach is collaborative - the therapist and client talk about what feels useful and try different strategies until they land on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual connection, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in, and messaging can provide ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule appointments across time zones and around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Kristl address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, sleep problems, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her practice is attachment-informed and person-centered, combining acceptance, mindfulness, and behavioral strategies to create practical change and greater emotional understanding.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kristl brings 30 years of clinical experience helping people through life transitions and complex emotional challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure in Montana and she practices from Montana.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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 this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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