About Kirt
Kirt Baab is a licensed master social worker with 37 years of experience helping people navigate difficult life moments. He works from Michigan and brings years of practice in addiction treatment, hospital outpatient clinics, schools, and social service agencies. Kirt focuses on the person first and the theory second, aiming for practical change rather than jargon.
Over his career Kirt has worked alongside clinicians from many backgrounds and with people of different sexual orientations and physical abilities.
How Kirt works
He uses a mix of methods to help reduce emotional pain, manage anxiety and depression, and break painful habits. Sessions typically aim to lengthen the time between panic or intense worry and to ease communication with important people in a client's life. Kirt helps people build resilience and find more satisfying ways of living.
He also supports those coping with grief, trauma, addiction, parenting stress, and chronic illness. He emphasizes skill teaching so clients leave with tools they can use between sessions. The work is collaborative and practical.
Kirt listens for what matters most, then tailors his approach to fit each person’s needs and goals. He avoids forcing a single method and prefers what helps a person make steady progress. Clients often focus on reducing emotional suffering, improving relationships, and moving toward a clearer sense of purpose.
Kirt aims to help people increase emotional stability and reclaim a fuller life.
Kirt lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Kirt works with
The areas below are the ones Kirt selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 37 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions. It can help people understand relational triggers and improve connection with others.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental conversation where the person sets the pace and topics. This approach supports people who need a steady, empathetic space to sort their thoughts and feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kirt will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can change over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send shorter updates or ask questions between sessions, which can help maintain momentum and flexibility with busy schedules.
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