Muang Kistler , LCSW

Muang Kistler (pronounced Moo-wong) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW, a credential that signifies advanced training in clinical social work and mental health care. She began offering remote therapy in November 2022. Before focusing on teletherapy, Muang spent nine years working as a medical social worker across a range of hospital settings, including emergency departments, acute adult medicine, inpatient psychiatric care, and palliative care. Her background also includes roles as an outpatient therapist in a primary care setting, work at an outpatient dialysis center, and time spent providing services in a prison setting.

Muang seeks to create a supportive environment where clients can express themselves openly, gain insight, and pursue meaningful change. She practices from an attachment perspective while integrating evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). These tools are used to help people better understand and manage emotions, thoughts, and behavioral responses so daily challenges feel more manageable.

She works with a broad range of adults, including those examining how intergenerational or complex family systems influence attachment, people seeking relief from anxiety or depression, individuals navigating life transitions, and those coping with chronic or acute medical diagnoses. Muang also supports those processing grief or loss and clients focused on improving self-esteem or self-worth.

Muang frames therapy as a collaborative partnership. Together with each person she identifies goals that matter to them, adapts plans as needs evolve, and emphasizes honest, clear communication to create a space for processing emotions and pursuing emotional, spiritual, and cognitive growth.

Attachment-Informed Care and Evidence-Based Therapy Online

Muang integrates attachment-based therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online work. Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns in relationships and emotional responses, helping clients address abandonment or attachment issues and improve connection. ACT focuses on values and committed action, teaching practical strategies to accept difficult thoughts and move toward meaningful goals, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with illness. CBT helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering structured tools for managing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood disorders.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Muang collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the plan as those goals evolve. This collaborative process helps ensure therapy feels relevant and achievable.

Online therapy with Muang is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, maintain continuity of care during transitions, and access support from home or elsewhere when in-person visits are not possible.