Kirsten Burks, LPC, NCC, M.S.ed
Therapist
Locations:
Pennsylvania
Insurances
About
Kirsten is a therapist who is passionate about meeting people where they are and accommodating each individual's needs. Kirsten has experience in working with various populations and presenting concerns. She specializes in supporting individuals who are struggling with anxiety and depression, offering effective coping strategies to help manage these challenges. Kirsten tends to utilize techniques specific to each individual person's lived experiences and symptoms for the ideal combination of techniques to make therapeutic progress. Kirsten does tend to reference CBT and the role of thoughts on mental health symptoms largely through treatment. Kirsten additionally references a psychosocial approach that looks at the various environments that impact every individual's daily life and lived experiences. Kirsten enjoys animals and different forms of physical activity and is consistently looking for new ways to contribute to daily well-being.
Locations:
Pennsylvania
Credentials, Qualifications and Languages
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Duquesne University, MS.ed Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 2018
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McDaniel College, Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, 2015
Why Healthcare
Kirsten is passionate about mental health as she believes that even while individuals may not directly experience their own personal mental health symptoms or concerns, it will at some point touch most peoples lives, in one way or another. Through the ongoing difficulties that our world is facing, being a voice for change and support is a meaningful experience worth providing and advocating for.
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