About Kirk
Dr. Kirk Thiemann is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people sort through anxiety, depression, relationship and career concerns.
He also supports those coping with grief, addictions, identity questions, and major life changes. He uses a straightforward, person-centered approach in sessions. That means conversations focus on the client's experience and goals, and the therapist follows the client's lead to build trust and clarity.
How Kirk works
Motivational interviewing is used when people feel stuck and want help finding the energy to change. Existential ideas shape his work around meaning and responsibility. He invites clients to consider values, choices, and how they want to live.
This can help with feelings of emptiness, commitment questions, and major transitions. Dr. Thiemann has worked in clinical and educational roles since 2015, and he teaches counseling to those entering the field.
His background includes support for issues linked to family of origin, attachment and adoption, fatherhood, fertility and end-of-life concerns. Sessions are practical and direct. The aim is clearer thinking, better decision making, and more consistent action toward the life a client wants.
He explains options, listens carefully, and helps people take steps that fit their values and daily life.
Kirk lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Kirk works with
The areas below are the ones Kirk selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Idaho |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How his approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding your perspective and helping you feel heard. Online sessions use that same approach by letting the conversation follow your priorities and pacing, which works well for anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.Existential therapy looks at values, purpose, and the choices people make. In web or phone sessions this becomes focused talk about what matters most and how to act on it, which can help with emptiness, commitment questions, and life transitions.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants change but feels stuck. Online formats allow brief check-ins and goal-setting conversations that build momentum and clarify next steps.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to your needs, goals, and preferences. You will be asked about what you want to change and how you prefer to work, and then options will be tried and adjusted together.
Online therapy provides practical flexibility. Video calls let you see facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick problem-solving, or keeping progress between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and continue work despite a busy schedule.
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