- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma processing
- Parenting support
About Kirstina
Kirstina Quast is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota with nine years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, ADHD, and career pressures. She also helps those coping with major life changes and the effects of caregiving or compassion fatigue.
Her background includes work across adult and children’s mental health, residential treatment, child welfare, and adoption and foster care services. That experience informs how she talks about family of origin issues, blended family dynamics, and adoption-related concerns. She lists experience with domestic violence, fertility and end-of-life topics as well.
Kirstina uses a mix of approaches rather than a single method. She draws on attachment-based work to look at relationship patterns, client-centered techniques to center the person, and cognitive behavioral strategies to address everyday thinking and behavior. She also uses EMDR for trauma processing and motivational interviewing for moving through change.
In sessions she aims for practical problem solving. Conversations include identifying patterns, trying small experiments, and building skills to manage symptoms day to day. She also supports people who need help processing losses or major transitions.
People who come to her can expect straightforward, flexible care that leans on lived experience and clinical work. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online matching flow.
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and helps people notice how early connection styles affect current closeness and trust. It can be useful for intimacy concerns, family of origin topics, and attachment issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional charge when trauma is a central concern.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That means trying approaches, checking in about what helps, and adjusting plans together over time.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier - shorter check-ins around work breaks, not needing travel time, or choosing formats that use less bandwidth. Licensed professionals can use a mix of talking, skill practice, and exercises that translate well to remote sessions, and this therapist integrates practical strategies and experiments that people can use between meetings.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and related life changes.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses an eclectic mix including attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, narrative therapy, and motivational interviewing to match what a person needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working in mental health, residential treatment, child welfare, and adoption and foster care services.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - MN LICSW - and is located in Minnesota.
Are sessions available in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.
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