- Client-centered approach
- Targets anxiety and grief
- CA LCSW
About Muang
Muang Kistler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and related concerns. She aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly and start to feel more in control. Muang emphasizes practical steps you can try between sessions so progress feels real and manageable.
She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the client's needs and perspective. She also uses elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns, shift perspective, and try new behaviors. Attachment ideas guide conversations about relationships and how early experiences shape current reactions.
Muang worked for nine years as a medical social worker in hospitals, including emergency departments, inpatient psychiatric care, and palliative care. She has experience in outpatient primary care, dialysis settings, and correctional facilities. That background informs a practical, down-to-earth approach when people face medical, grief, or stress-related issues.
Sessions often address issues such as parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, codependency, workplace problems, and navigating loss. Muang helps people set realistic goals and adapts plans as needs change. Her style is collaborative: she listens first, then offers skills and options to try.
She practices in California and holds a California LCSW. Sessions are conducted in English. If you want to start, follow the site process to match with her and schedule a time.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes your perspective and goals, letting you guide what matters most. Online sessions can focus on what you want to address and move at your pace. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then act in ways that match your values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, grief, and living with chronic health challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape your responses now; this can help with communication, trust, and recurring relationship struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with you to choose methods that fit your goals, preferences, and current needs. Plans can be adjusted as you learn more about what helps and what feels doable. Expect a balance of listening, practical exercises, and steps you can try between sessions.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. It can also support shorter check-ins when a quick plan or skill review helps you get through a difficult moment. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises for remote sessions so progress continues even when meeting virtually.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood issues, and self-esteem. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, workplace problems, and relationship patterns related to attachment.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style centers the client's perspective using Client-Centered Therapy. She combines that with practical tools from CBT and values-based work from ACT to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotional responses.
What is her professional background?
She has three years as a remote therapist and nine years of prior medical social work experience in hospitals, plus roles in outpatient primary care, dialysis, and correctional settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices in California and holds a California LCSW license. Sessions are provided in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time. Sessions are offered in English for people located within her practice region.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking to ensure they match your needs.
How are sessions billed or priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.