Kirsten Probst-Santha, LCSW
Illinois · 4 years in practice
Kirsten Probst-Santha is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people find steadier footing during stressful times.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149.016911 · expires November 2027
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C019766 · expires March 2028
- NPI
- 1366306854 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Kirsten
Kirsten Probst-Santha is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people find steadier footing during stressful times. She focuses on clear, practical steps that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Kirsten speaks plainly and aims to help clients feel heard and respected from the first session.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotions shape responses and relationships. She also uses Client-Centered techniques to keep the work focused on each person's goals.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to identify thought patterns and shift unhelpful behaviors. Kirsten has four years of clinical experience and has worked in school, residential, and community settings. That variety informs how she approaches challenges like anxiety, depression, trauma, and caregiving stress.
She pays attention to cultural context and life circumstances when planning steps forward. Sessions tend to focus on building emotion regulation, practical coping strategies, and routines that increase stability. Conversations are collaborative: goals are chosen together and adjusted as progress is made.
Sessions include concrete skills and practice that clients can use between meetings. She supports people dealing with parenting questions, relationship strain, grief, body image concerns, and work stress. Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, fertility and immigration concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Kirsten works in North Carolina and offers services in English.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kirsten lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kirsten names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
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Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and working with strong emotions to improve how people relate and respond. It can help with relationship strain, grief, and moments when emotions feel overwhelming. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the work focused on each person’s goals and perspective, offering a supportive space to talk things through and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify thought patterns that lead to stress or low mood and introduces practical exercises to change those patterns and behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest which methods fit best. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve, so plans are adjusted over time to match progress and new priorities.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions fit into tight schedules or low-bandwidth situations, and chat or text works well for quick check-ins or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or busy days.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Common topics include anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting questions, relationship and family problems, grief, and work or caregiver stress. The therapist also focuses on areas like adoption and foster care, infertility, body image, and compassion fatigue.
What is the therapy style like?
The approach is collaborative and practical, combining Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered work, and CBT or DBT skills when helpful. Sessions emphasize emotional awareness, skill building, and realistic steps to handle daily challenges.
How much experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has four years of clinical experience, including work in school, residential, and community settings that shape how she supports people facing transitions and trauma.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with credentials in North Carolina and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted for work with this therapist.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed through 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 the therapist's availability.
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