Kristl Bray
Experienced LCSW blending evidence-based care
LCSW Montana
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Kristl
Kristl Bray is an LCSW with 30 years of clinical experience who uses cognitive behavioral therapy alongside other evidence-informed methods to help clients navigate difficult life changes and emotional challenges.
Background and approach
She cultivates an affirming, client-centered environment that emphasizes practical skills, self-understanding, and resilience while attending to identity and relationship concerns such as LGBT issues, intimacy-related problems, and communication struggles. Her practice also addresses mood conditions, anxiety, addiction-related concerns, grief, and caregiving stress.
Drawing on approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy as appropriate, Kristl weaves practical strategies with a compassionate stance to support coping, behavior change, and clearer decision-making.
She has experience working with a broad range of concerns from ADHD and sleep difficulties to career questions, body image, and complex family dynamics including adoption, blended families, and divorce-related transitions. Located in Montana, Kristl offers services to English-speaking and international clients through multiple online formats and tailors the mix of therapies to each person's needs and goals.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many stress-related concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes values-based action and mindfulness to increase psychological flexibility and support coping through life transitions and chronic difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relational patterns and emotional bonds, helping clients explore how early and current connections shape communication, intimacy, and trust in relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to consider their goals, preferences, and specific challenges, combining methods as needed rather than relying on a single technique. This collaborative stance helps align treatment to what the client finds most useful and practical.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or long-distance situations. These options allow for ongoing skill practice, timely check-ins, and consistent support while enabling licensed professionals to adapt session structure and pace to a client’s circumstances.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed
Utah, Montana
Languages
English