Muang Kistler, LCSW

Muang Kistler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps adults manage stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and the wear of chronic illness. She offers a calm, direct approach aimed at helping people take practical steps toward feeling steadier and more able to cope.

Muang draws on years of hospital-based social work before moving into remote therapy in late 2022. That background informs how she supports people facing medical challenges, end-of-life caregiving, and sudden crises. She also helps people navigating relationship wounds, attachment concerns, and difficulties with self-worth.

Her work mixes attachment-based thinking with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In sessions she helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new responses, and decide what matters most to them. The emphasis is on small, achievable changes rather than quick fixes.

She has experience supporting people through trauma, addictions, mood disorders, and life transitions. Muang also provides guidance around communication problems, workplace stress, and caregiver burden. Her background includes emergency department, inpatient medicine, psychiatric care, palliative care, dialysis, outpatient primary care, and correctional settings.

Sessions focus on clear communication and collaborative planning. Muang treats therapy as a partnership where goals are set together and adjusted over time as needs shift. People who want practical coping skills and steadier emotional balance may find this approach helpful.

Approaches used online and what they help with

Muang frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action, which can help with stress, chronic illness, and persistent worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and recommend strategies that fit your situation. Sessions are collaborative and may combine methods as needs change over time.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also support people coping with medical issues by letting them meet from wherever they are during treatment. Ask about available formats when you schedule so sessions match your routine and needs.