Kristl Bray, LCSW

Kristl Bray is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people facing anxiety, depression, grief, identity questions, and major life shifts.

Her sessions are straightforward and focused. She listens first, then helps clients name the patterns that cause distress. Together they build small, doable steps to change thinking, behavior, and relationships.

Kristl draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and commitment methods and attachment-based ideas. She blends these approaches to match each person’s needs rather than following only one method.

Many clients come for help with stress, parenting strain, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, and career or self-esteem problems. She also addresses issues tied to caregiving, adoption and foster care histories, body image, and compassion fatigue.

She works with people navigating bereavement, bipolar disorder, sleeping problems, or complex changes such as divorce and relocation. Sessions are offered in English and available to people inside and outside the United States.

Kristl practices from Montana and offers a range of session formats so people can choose what fits their life. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits their timing.

Approach and Online Options for Ongoing Change

Kristl uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing mood symptoms by teaching practical exercises and thought-tracking.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when strong emotions are present. That approach often helps when people are coping with grief, identity questions, or life transitions. Attachment-based ideas inform work around relationship patterns and intimacy issues, helping people understand how early connections shape current behavior.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kristl will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, preferences, and daily life. She adapts sessions over time when different tools are needed.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for fuller conversation and skill practice, phone can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging lets people check in between sessions or use brief written reflections. These formats give flexibility so therapy can fit work, caregiving, or travel commitments.