Kirsten Probst-Santha, LCSW
Illinois · 4 years in practice
Kirsten Probst-Santha is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes.
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 focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She works with adults and with individuals facing family and relationship concerns. Her approach is calm and practical so people can find steadier footing when life feels uncertain.
Kirsten uses a client-centered stance to listen first and shape goals with each person. She draws on Systemic Therapy to look at how relationships and roles affect problems.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Sessions are collaborative and skill-based. Kirsten helps people build emotion regulation and coping tools they can use between visits.
She also addresses past trauma and abuse when it’s part of someone’s story. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and has practiced for four years in settings that include schools, residential programs, and community agencies. Her background includes supporting people through adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and immigration-related concerns.
Kirsten offers work around parenting stress, body image, eating and food-related issues, infertility concerns, career and work stress, and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder. She is comfortable working with people who have ADHD, communication or control issues, and those coping with domestic violence or infidelity. Therapy is offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Sessions use a flexible subscription format that can be canceled at any time.
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
- Systemic Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How key approaches shape online care
The therapist uses Client-Centered Therapy to start by listening closely and shaping goals with each person. This approach focuses on understanding the client’s perspective and building a trusting working relationship that guides the work.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT offers clear, practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors, helpful for anxiety, mood concerns, and many coping challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can shift over time as progress is made or priorities change.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client interact face to face for deeper conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share updates, ask quick questions, and continue small steps between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access care from different locations.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
You can bring parenting stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, relationship and family problems, career or work stress, ADHD, and body image or eating-related issues.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on listening, setting clear goals, and teaching skills for emotion regulation and coping.
What training and experience does the therapist have?
The clinician holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and has four years of professional experience across school, residential, and community settings.
Where is the therapist based and licensed?
The therapist practices from North Carolina and holds LCSW credentials in North Carolina and Illinois.
Can I work with this therapist if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are available?
Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost work for therapy?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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